Acupuncture in obstetrics: delivery room integrative medicine for anxiety and pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Supportive and palliative care include non-oncology settings where patients suffer from pain and quality of life-related concerns. Integrative medicine plays important roles in supportive care and symptom management, including Integrative Obstetric (IOb) programmes within peri-partum settings. Multidisciplinary approaches may help nurse-midwives and obstetricians improve patient care and associated outcomes. This study presents a national perspective on IOb programmes in Israel.

Methods

A qualitative research methodology was codesigned by the Society for Complementary Medicine and Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Israel Medical Association. A questionnaire with 17 open-ended questions was distributed throughout obstetrics and gynaecology departments across Isra

SUBMITTER: Ben-Arye E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12356358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature