Use of integrative and complementary health practices in high risk prenatal care: Integrative review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i293p8842-8853Keywords:
Complementary therapies, High-risk pregnancy, Prenatal careAbstract
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.