Results: Complementary Therapy

PERSONAL CT USE
Seventy-six percent of the participants (n = 41) reported personally using some form of CT (e.g., herbal, massage, chiropractic, etc.).

PROVIDE OR ADVISE CT FOR CLIENT
As shown in Figure 5, four out of five of the midwives surveyed had provided or advised CT for their clients within the prior 12 months.

Figure 5. Clinical CT Use Within Preceding 12 Months.

PRACTICING CT: A DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT

Table 2. Characteristics of Clinical CT Use
Category
n
Clinical Use of CT

Region

YES
NO

Northeast
19
79%
21%

Southeast
8
88%
13%

Midwest
4
100%
0%

Southwest
13
77%
23%

Northwest
8
88%
12%

Pacific & International
2
100%
0%

Age

30 - 39
14
79%
21%

40 - 49
24
88%
12%

50 +
14
93%
7%

Years of Practice

1 - 4 years
18
83%
17%

5 - 10 years
18
78%
22%

11 + years
18
89%
11%

FORMAL CT TRAINING
When asked if they had any formal training or certification to practice a CT modality, almost 90% of the sample responded they did not.

Figure 6.

 

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