Attitudes of mothers regarding postnatal osteopathic treatment. A questionnaire study.
Item
- Title
- Attitudes of mothers regarding postnatal osteopathic treatment. A questionnaire study.
- Author(s)
- Brugne, C
- Abstract
- Background and Objectives: Pregnancy and childbirth are associated with great changes to the mother affecting her quality of life, future health and herbaby's health. Mothers'physical health postpartum has been relatively neglected in research and in maternity care, including mothers' attitudes about osteopathic postnatal care. lt seems difficult for mothers to practice self-care after birth, and an understanding of the factors influencing mothers seeking postnatal osteopathic care is crucial for patient-centred care. Design: Cross sectional questionnaire study.Method: Data were collected by means of questionnaires distributed on a faceto face interaction in the ESO teaching clinic and in three private practices. Respondents were mothers who had their delivery within the last year. Statistical analyses were run using SPSS and Analyse lT. Chi-squared tests and Spearman tests were used to determine association between items measuring level of education, age, one's time availability, pain level, perception of osteopathy, beliefs towards mother-infant bond with items assessing attitudes of mothers towards osteopathic care during pregnancy and postpartum. Results: Questionnaires were returned by 64 respondents, of which a majority were 31-35 years with a higher university education. Three quarters of mothers who reported having pain postpartum had generally positive opinions about osteopathy as a source of modality care for themselves after delivery and, therefore, were willing to reduce their pain with an osteopath.However despite the fact that most of them were on maternity leave, nearly half of them had help with childcare and 82% strongly believed in the mother-infant dyad, only 17 .2% reported taking time for their self-care. Consequently less than a tenth sought only postnatal care. However, a few more (20.65%) sought osteopathic care during pregnancy and continued after birth. The majority of postpartum mothers have never sought osteopathic care for themselves. Statistical analyses showed no significance, so no conclusion could be drawn regarding the barriers for mothers to seek osteopathic care after delivery. Discussion and conclusion: Postpartum mothers reported positive attitudes about osteopathy as a modality of self-care after birth and were greatly aware that their well-being can affect their baby's well-being. Nonetheless, very few mothers sought postnatal osteopathic care.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2016
- Date Submitted
- 2.12.2016 17:29:04
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15937
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Postpartum care AND osteopathy; self-care AND mother; CAM AND pregnancy AND postpartum.
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- 0
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- Thesis
Brugne, C, “Attitudes of mothers regarding postnatal osteopathic treatment. A questionnaire study.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 19, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/544