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Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth
by Zita West, Giovanni MacIocia
Concise, abundantly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat
women throughout their pregnancy and labor. Covers physiology related to pregnancy
and childbirth, and illuminates links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches.
Suggests points and point combinations for particular stages and actions.
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Table of Contents:
> Planning for a healthy baby
> Pregnancy
> Nutrition in pregnancy
> Ante-natal care explained
> First trimester
> Second trimester
> Third trimester
> High risk pregnancies
> Abnormal positions of the fetus
> Preparation for labour
> Labour
> First stage of labour
> Second stage of labour
> Third stage of labour
> The post natal period - the fourth trimester
> Classical five element acupuncture and its use in post-natal depression
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Research Articles:
Acupuncture To Treat Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
by Smith C, Crowther C, Beilby J.
Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy are troublesome symptoms for some women.
We undertook a single blind randomized controlled trial to determine whether acupuncture
reduced nausea, dry retching,
and vomiting, and improved the health status of women in pregnancy.
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Acupuncture for lower back and pelvic pain in late pregnancy: a retrospective report on 167 consecutive cases
by Ternov NK, Grennert L, Aberg A, Algotsson L, Akeson J.
Adverse and analgesic effects of acupuncture during the second and third trimesters
of pregnancy were studied retrospectively in an observational study including 167 consecutive
patients with lower back pain, pelvic pain, or both. In each patient acupuncture was given
on at least two different occasions by three manual stimulations of two or more acupuncture
or tender points, mainly LR-3 and LI-4 together with local tender points, at 15-min intervals.
Possible adverse and analgesic effects were assessed
by the midwife responsible for the acupuncture given in each patient.
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Acupuncture for induction of labour
by Smith CA, Crowther CA.
This is one of a series of reviews of methods of cervical ripening and labour induction
using standardised methodology. The use of complementary therapies is rising and some
women look to complementary therapies during pregnancy and childbirth to be used alongside
conventional medical practice. Acupuncture
involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific points of the body.
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Acupressure treatment of morning sickness in pregnancy. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
by Norheim AJ, Pedersen EJ, Fonnebo V, Berge L.
Objective:
To find out whether acupressure wristband can alleviate nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
Design:
Double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Subjects:
97 women with mean gestational length completed 8-12 weeks.
Main Outcome Measures
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Symptoms were recorded according to intensity, duration and nature of complaints.
Results:
71% of women in the intervention group
reported both less intensive morning sickness and reduced duration of symptoms.
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