Practitioner | Visits with general practitioner | Visits with obstetrician | Visits with midwife | |||||||||||||||
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 | None | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | P value | χ 2 | None | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | P value | χ 2 | None | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | P value | χ 2 |
Acupuncturist | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 93.4 | 91 | 83.3 | 93.4 | <0.001a | 20.6 | 87.3 | 89.7 | 92.0 | 91.4 | 0.23 | 4.3 | 93.3 | 94.2 | 89.8 | 88.8 | <0.001c | 18.9 |
Yes (%) | 6.6 | 9 | 16.7 | 6.6 | Â | Â | 12.7 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | Â | Â | 6.7 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 13.6 | Â | Â |
Aromatherapist | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 0.89 | 0.6 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 100.0 | 99.3 | 0.78 | 1.1 | 99.6 | 99 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 0.66 | 1.6 |
Yes (%) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Â | Â | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Â | Â |
Chiropractor | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 85.5 | 84.9 | 83.1 | 80.7 | 0.29 | 3.8 | 79.7 | 81.8 | 80.2 | 85.2 | 0.11 | 6.0 | 86.4 | 80.8 | 84.5 | 93.3 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
Yes (%) | 14.6 | 15.2 | 17 | 19.3 | Â | Â | 20.3 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 14.8 | Â | Â | 13.6 | 19.2 | 15.5 | 16.7 | Â | Â |
Naturopath | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 96.3 | 92.4 | 89.7 | 94.1 | 0.05 | 7.7 | 92.1 | 91.2 | 95.5 | 93.1 | 0.51 | 2.3 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 90.0 | 0.08 | 6.8 |
Yes (%) | 3.7 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 5.9 | Â | Â | 7.9 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | Â | Â | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 10.0 | Â | Â |
Doula | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 99.4 | 98.8 | 97.8 | 98.7 | 0.57 | 2.0 | 95.8 | 96.7 | 100 | 99.6 | <0.001b | 27.8 | 99.8 | 100 | 97.6 | 96.6 | <0.001c | 23.2 |
Yes (%) | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Â | Â | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.4 | Â | Â | 0.2 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | Â | Â |
Massage therapist | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 66.7 | 65.1 | 62.6 | 70.5 | 0.16 | 5.1 | 70.3 | 66.2 | 64.4 | 64.1 | 0.34 | 3.3 | 93.3 | 94.2 | 89.8 | 65.2 | 0.85 | 0.8 |
Yes (%) | 33.3 | 34.9 | 37.4 | 29.5 | Â | Â | 29.8 | 33.8 | 35.7 | 35.9 | Â | Â | 6.7 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 34.8 | Â | Â |
Meditation/yoga | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 87.9 | 85.6 | 83.3 | 88.8 | 0.21 | 4.5 | 84.3 | 85.9 | 89.2 | 86.4 | 0.66 | 1.6 | 99.6 | 99.0 | 99.4 | 83.9 | 0.19 | 4.8 |
Yes (%) | 12.1 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 11.2 | Â | Â | 15.7 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 13.6 | Â | Â | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 16.1 | Â | Â |
Osteopath | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||
No (%) | 95.2 | 93.6 | 89.8 | 96.4 | 0.009 | 11.6 | 94.2 | 96.3 | 92.0 | 93.4 | 0.35 | 3.3 | 86.4 | 80.8 | 84.5 | 93.8 | 0.87 | 0.7 |
Yes (%) | 4.8 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 3.6 | Â | Â | 5.8 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 6.6 | Â | Â | 13.6 | 19.2 | 15.5 | 6.2 | Â | Â |