Japanese midwives' education, and use of complementary therapies in practice: A qualitative study
Midwives in Japan undertook professional development in complementary therapy training as a new skill to support women in the perinatal period. Further research is warranted to assist midwives in implementing complementary therapies in practice by raising awareness of its evidence-based values among medical colleagues.
Authors
- Mieko Omura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-7223)
- Chie Taniguchi
- Allison Cummins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0626-3365)
- Lyndall Mollart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-0658)
- Alicyn Campbell
Institutions
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- West Middlesex University Hospital (GB)
- Kanagawa University of Human Services (JP)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2025.102028
- Primary Topic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00