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Table 2 Comparison between women in childbed and pregnant women regarding their demand for integrative therapy options

From: Demand for integrative medicine among women in pregnancy and childbed: a German survey on patients’ needs

Demand for integrative therapeutic approaches

All respondents (n = 394)

Women in childbed (n = 261)

Pregnant women (n = 133)

p-value

Demand for CAM (%)

 

0.615

63.7

62.8

65.4

(n = 251)

(n = 164)

(n = 87)

Demand for relaxation therapies (%)

 

0.423

44.2

45.6

41.4

(n = 174)

(n = 119)

(n = 55)

Demand for dietary counseling (%)

 

0.964

28.4

28.4

28.6

(n = 112)

(n = 74)

(n = 38)

Demand for psychological counseling (%)

 

0.045

15.2

12.6

20.3

(n = 60)

(n = 33)

(n = 27)