Condition | All women | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional practitioners | CAM practitioners | |||||||
General practitioner | Obstetrician | Midwife | Chiropractor | Acupuncturist | Naturopath | Massage | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Back pain | 39.5 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
Tiredness | 35.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Reflux/Indigestion | 34.7 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
Nausea | 32.9 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Sciatica | 22.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
Preparing for labour | 21.9 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Hip pain | 20.9 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
Leg cramps | 18.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Constipation | 16.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Headache | 16.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Haemorrhoids | 15.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Sleeping problems | 15.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Neck pain | 12.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
Repeated Vomiting | 11.0 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Vaginal bleeding | 10.4 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Varicose veins | 9.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Fluid retention | 8.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Anaemia | 7.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
High Blood Pressure | 6.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Cravings | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Dizziness or fainting | 6.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Weight management | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Gestational diabetes | 4.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Urinary Tract Infection | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Pre-eclampsia | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |