Table 4 Maternal attitudes toward CAM use - 2006 vs. 2013
Question about CAM use | Strongly agree/agree | Strongly disagree/disagree | No opinion | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 2006 | 2013 | 2006 | 2013 | 2006 | |
Reasons for CAM use: | ||||||
Used CAM previously | 60.1% | 66.0% | 16.5% | 14.0% | 23.4% | 21.0% |
Felt would improve health and experience | 74.2% | 73.0% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 18.2% | 20.0% |
Felt would be beneficial to baby | 69.3% | 63.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% | 20.7% | 28.0% |
Unhappy with traditional western medical care | 10.3% | 1.0% | 69.2% | 80.0% | 21.4% | 18.0% |
Comfortable/happy using traditional western medicine alone during pregnancy and did not ask about or use CAM therapy | 40.0% | * | 27.0% | * | 32.9% | * |
Chose not to use CAM because did not know about CAM treatments | 40.6% | * | 39.7% | * | 19.6% | * |
Obstetrical provider and CAM use: | ||||||
Comfortable asking Obstetrical provider about CAM used during pregnancy | 64.6% | 72.0% | 11.8% | 4.0% | 23.6% | 24.0% |
Comfortable informing Obstetrical Provider about CAM used during pregnancy | 69.6% | 78.0% | 9.7% | 7.0% | 20.7% | 24.0% |
Chose not to use CAM during this pregnancy because uncomfortable asking obstetrical care team | 3.6% | * | 67.2% | * | 29.3% | * |
Perception of the benefit and harm of CAM: | ||||||
CAM used during pregnancy was beneficial/helpful | 79.8% | 89.0% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 14.7% | 10.0% |
CAM used during pregnancy was harmful | 4.3% | 5.0% | 80.3% | 86.0% | 15.4% | 9.0% |