Acupuncture during Pregnancy

Once a woman has conceived, acupuncture can be further used to maintain a healthy pregnancy. It can help reduce the symptoms of morning sickness, constipation, back pain and sciatica, insomnia, fatigue, stress and anxiety.

In later stages of pregnancy, it can be used to turn a breech baby and to induce labout when a woman is passed her due date.

A closer look at the Efficacy of Acupuncture

Morning sickness

Smith et al in 2002 published research results on the use of acupuncture for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. They showed that acupuncture is an effective treatment for women who experience nausea and dry retching in early pregnancy.
Source: Acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial. Smith et al. Publimed Article.

Pelvic pain relief during pregnancy

A Swedish research showed that acupuncture and strengthening exercises help relieve pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and are effective complements to standard treatment.
Source: British Medical Journal (2005, April 5). Acupuncture Relieves Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy. Article Science Daily.

Moxibustion Treatment of Breech Presentation

A 2000 research showed that of 133 women presenting with breech presentation at the 28th week, 93% of them underwent cephalic presentation with the use of moxibusion (vs. 72% in the control group).
Source: Yoichi Kanakura "Moxibustion Treatment of Breech Presentation". American Journal of Chinese Medicine. Full article.