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Complementary Medicines And Therapies In Clinical Guidelines On Pregnancy Care: A Systematic Review, Carolyn Ee, Kate Levett, Caroline Smith, Mike Armour, Hannah G. Dahlen, Prakshi Chopra, Paulette Maroun, Vibhuti S. Rao, Nicole Avard, Suzanne Grant, Hazel Keedle, Susanne Armour, Susan Arentz, Adele E. Cave, Kerry Sutcliffe, Kate Templeman
Complementary Medicines And Therapies In Clinical Guidelines On Pregnancy Care: A Systematic Review, Carolyn Ee, Kate Levett, Caroline Smith, Mike Armour, Hannah G. Dahlen, Prakshi Chopra, Paulette Maroun, Vibhuti S. Rao, Nicole Avard, Suzanne Grant, Hazel Keedle, Susanne Armour, Susan Arentz, Adele E. Cave, Kerry Sutcliffe, Kate Templeman
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Background: There is a need for evidence-based guidance on complementary medicines and therapies (CMT) use during pregnancy due to high prevalence of use and lack of guidance on the balance of benefit and harms.
Aim: Evaluate the extent to which current clinical practice guidelines relevant to Australian healthcare professionals make clear and unambiguous recommendations about CMT use in pregnancy, and synthesise these recommendations.
Methods: The search included EMBASE, PubMed, the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal, and websites of Australian maternity hospitals and professional/notfor-profit organisations for published guidelines on pregnancy care. Data were synthesised narratively. Guidelines …