A comparison of birth outcomes for mothers having undergone Osteopathic treatment throughout pregnancy in relation to national statistics.
Item
- Title
- A comparison of birth outcomes for mothers having undergone Osteopathic treatment throughout pregnancy in relation to national statistics.
- Author(s)
- Walker, S
- Abstract
- Background: There are a number of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) studies which have looked in to the effects of treatment for certain conditions especially; Lower back and pelvic girdle pain as they are the most commonly associated symptoms However, limited research in the United Kingdom (UK) especially, has been carried out. Whilst there is limited literature overseas there is almost none with reference to osteopathy in the UK and the potential effects on birth outcome and or intervention occurrence. Objective: To identify if OMT is seen to have an effect on birth outcome by comparing intervention occurrence between participants receiving OMT versus national statistics (control). Method: Participants (n=16) were recruited from the ESQ Teaching Clinic, who were attending the maternity clinic in the third trimester of pregnancy for OMT. After the birth, the patients were instructed to fill out a post- partum questionnaire to establish individual birth outomes/ interventions to see if there was a significant statistical difference with regards to intervention occurrence amongst the OMT group versus published national statistics (control) Inclusion Criteria: Women over the age of 18 years in their third trimester that received treatment for singleton pregnancy related pain. Women who attended the maternity clinic with children up to the age of 6 months, who received treatment during their pregnancy at the ESQ Teaching Clinic. Exclusion Criteria: Women with known medical or obstetric risk factors, i.e. those at/who were deemed at higher risk of intervention. Women in the first or second trimester of pregnancy. Results: The OMT group did not exhibit statistically improved birth outcomes through a decrease in intervention occurrence versus those in the control (p>0.05). A statistical significance was demonstrated within the QMT group between parity and intervention occurrence, with multiparous women demonstrating a lower intervention occurrence (p<0.05). Discussion: The lack of statistical significance with regards to intervention occurrence was strongly indicated by the small number of participants in the OMT group (n=16) being directly compared to that of the control, which was much larger (n=17,841); predisposing the study to a type one error. Conclusion: It cannot be directly refuted that OMT does not have an effect on birth outcome, but this study provides scope for further improved research. As an initial study into intervention occurrence in women receiving osteopathic treatment in the UK it is an encouraging starting point, despite the initial findings.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2015
- Date Submitted
- 2.12.2016 16:55:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15924
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Pregnancy, Birth Outcomes, Intervention
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Walker, S, “A comparison of birth outcomes for mothers having undergone Osteopathic treatment throughout pregnancy in relation to national statistics.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/557