Second, within the wider pattern of concurrent care, we identified a more complex relationship between the two broader provider groups – for high users of GPs, consultation with some CAM practitioners (eg. acupuncturists) is associated with less frequent visits with a GP. It is possible that this finding reflects a change in women’s health-seeking behaviour as a result of what they perceive as a discouraging response by their GPs to their concerns or preferences [26,27]. It may also highlight a discord between what pregnant women seek [5] and what some GPs may consider unhelpful or irrelevant [28,29]. Alternatively, this.
