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  1. Article ; Online: Raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) use in pregnancy: a prospective observational study.

    Bowman, Rebekah L / Taylor, Jan / Davis, Deborah L

    BMC complementary medicine and therapies

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 169

    Abstract: Background: Raspberry leaf use during pregnancy in Australia is widespread. There has been little research exploring the potential beneficial or harmful effects of raspberry leaf on pregnancy, labour, and birth. More research is needed to appropriately ... ...

    Abstract Background: Raspberry leaf use during pregnancy in Australia is widespread. There has been little research exploring the potential beneficial or harmful effects of raspberry leaf on pregnancy, labour, and birth. More research is needed to appropriately inform childbearing women and maternity healthcare professionals on the effects of raspberry leaf so that women can make informed choices.
    Methods: This study aimed to determine associations between raspberry leaf use in pregnancy and augmentation of labour and other secondary outcomes. Data was derived from questionnaires which captured demographic information and herbal use in pregnancy. Clinical outcomes were accessed from the maternity services' clinical database. Data analysis was conducted in R via package 'brms' an implementation for Bayesian regression models.
    Results: A total of 91 completed records were obtained, 44 exposed to raspberry leaf and 47, not exposed. A smaller proportion of women in the raspberry leaf cohort had augmentation of labour, epidural anaesthesia, instrumental births, caesarean section, and postpartum haemorrhage. A larger proportion had vaginal birth and length of all phases of labour were shorter. Under these conditions the use of raspberry leaf was strongly predictive of women not having their labours medically augmented.
    Conclusions: While our study demonstrated that raspberry leaf was strongly predictive of women not having their labours medically augmented, the results cannot be relied on or generalised to the wider population of pregnant women. While there were no safety concerns observed in our study, this should not be taken as evidence that raspberry leaf is safe. A randomised controlled trial is urgently needed to provide women and healthcare providers with robust evidence on which to base practice.
    MeSH term(s) Pregnancy ; Female ; Rubus ; Humans ; Prospective Studies ; Adult ; Plant Leaves ; Australia ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ISSN 2662-7671
    ISSN (online) 2662-7671
    DOI 10.1186/s12906-024-04465-7
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  2. Article ; Online: Women's motivation, perception and experience of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy: A meta-synthesis.

    Bowman, Rebekah L / Davis, Deborah L / Ferguson, Sally / Taylor, Jan

    Midwifery

    2017  Volume 59, Page(s) 81–87

    Abstract: Background: complementary and Alternative Medicine use during pregnancy is popular in many countries, including Australia. There is currently little evidence to support this practice, which raises the question of women's motivation for use of these ... ...

    Abstract Background: complementary and Alternative Medicine use during pregnancy is popular in many countries, including Australia. There is currently little evidence to support this practice, which raises the question of women's motivation for use of these therapies and the experiences they encounter.
    Objective: this study aims to explore the perceptions, motivations and experiences of pregnant women with regard to their use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine during pregnancy.
    Methods: a systemic review and meta-synthesis of the available research was conducted. Five databases were explored - CINAHL Plus, Medline, PubMed, AMED and Web of Science using the search terms complementary and alternative medicine; pregnancy; and pregnant. Articles included in this meta-synthesis were screened using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses tool.
    Findings: ten initial themes were drawn from the six studies. These ten themes were summarised by three cluster themes. The results suggest that women are using Complementary and Alternative Medicine in their pregnancy as a means of supporting their sense of self-determination, to pursue a natural and safe childbirth, and because they experience a close affiliation with the philosophical underpinnings of Complementary and Alternative Medicine as an alternative to the biomedical model.
    Conclusion: these findings are important to practitioners, policy makers, governing bodies and researchers, providing insight into the motivations for Complementary and Alternative Medicine use by women in pregnancy.
    MeSH term(s) Australia ; Complementary Therapies/psychology ; Complementary Therapies/standards ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Motivation ; Perception ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women/psychology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-06
    Publishing country Scotland
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1036567-9
    ISSN 1532-3099 ; 0266-6138
    ISSN (online) 1532-3099
    ISSN 0266-6138
    DOI 10.1016/j.midw.2017.11.007
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