Use of integrative and complementary health practices in high risk prenatal care: Integrative review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i293p8842-8853

Keywords:

Complementary therapies, High-risk pregnancy, Prenatal care

Abstract

Objective: To identify in the literature articles on the use of integrative and complementary practices in high-risk prenatal care. Method: This is an Integrative Literature Review covering the period from January 2017 to December 2021 with the following inclusion criteria: complete articles in Portuguese and exclusion criteria articles that address the use of Integrative and complementary practices in prenatal care at usual risk. Results: Forty scientific articles were found. However, after the selection of articles, only three of them were published in 2021 and the other in 2019 for the study. Conclusion: Through this review it was possible to recognize that integrative and complementary practices in health is a safe and effective practice to be used in high-risk prenatal care in which it brings benefits in prevention and health promotion, as a form of main therapy and complementary therapy.

Author Biographies

Larissa Ribeiro de Souza

Nursing service course. State University of Pará (UEPA).

Neiva Maria dos Santos Soares

Nursing service course. State University of Pará (UEPA).

Sara Negreiros Santos

Master in Tropical Diseases, Specialist in Obstetrics and Pediatrics. University of the State of Pará (UEPA). Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP).

Heliana Helena de Moura Nunes

PhD in Nursing. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/University of the State of Pará (UEPA). Professor at the State University of Pará/ Assistant Nurse at the High Risk Prenatal Women's Outpatient Clinic-FSCMP. Belém-PA.

Camila Cristina Girard Santos

Master in Health in the Amazon. Specialist in Obstetric Nursing (UFPA). Substitute Professor of the Undergraduate Nursing Course at the Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA).

Paula Valéria Dias Pena Costa

Master in Nursing by UEPA. Specialist in Primary Health Care. Professor of the Undergraduate Nursing Course at the State University of Pará (UEPA).

Published

2022-10-03

How to Cite

Ribeiro de Souza, L., dos Santos Soares, N. M., Negreiros Santos, S., de Moura Nunes, H. H., Girard Santos, C. C., & Dias Pena Costa, P. V. (2022). Use of integrative and complementary health practices in high risk prenatal care: Integrative review. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 25(293), 8842–8853. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i293p8842-8853

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Artigos Cientí­ficos