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Surveys
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Midwives rate complementary therapies Midwives are amongst the highest users of complementary therapies in the health care services, according to a study by the National Health Service Confederation. Midwives in the United Kingdom are autonomous, independent practitioners and the lead professionals for normal pregnancy and childbirth. Over the years, midwives have recognised the increasing interest by patients for alternative and complementary therapies and the benefits that these therapies have to offer, particularly in palliative care. In response, back in 1988, midwives established the Complementary Therapies in Maternity Care National Forum.As Midwives are in a prime position to introduce complementary medicine to patients, the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Visiting is highlighting the use of Complementary Therapies in the Maternity Care National Forum. Education and information play key roles
in the integration of the many complementary therapies, and midwives are
providing women with greater satisfaction and more choice from the
childbirth experience. It is also recognised as important to get
government commitment and involvement to ensure the success of this
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