ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY

Acupuncture plays a very effective role in complementary pregnancy follow-up. It can help relieve several common problems and undesirable symptoms while avoiding the use of medications.

• Nausea and vomiting
• Reflux and heartburn
• Anxiety and stress
• Noseblleds
• Constipation
• Circulation problems, swelling and heaviness in the legs
• Back, sciatic, abdominal and pelvic pain
• Preterm labor
• Breech presentation with better results around 34th week

During last months of pregnancy Acupuncture sessions are intended to calm anxiety, relieve fatigue, and prepare the cervix and perineum for birth. The goal is to ensure the pregnant woman reaches term in good physical and psychological condition, 

During the preparation for childbirth, acupuncture can:

•  induce labor when due 
• promote relaxation of the perineum
• stimulate uterine contractions

During childbirth, acupuncture can: 

• relieve pain
• shorten labor
• promote the descent of the fetus
• treat slow labor progression
• promote relaxation of the perineum
• decrease the need to use medications
• shorten the delivery time
• treat retained placenta

 Acupuncture shortens labor by an average of 4-6 hours in women giving birth for the first time.

FREQUENCY OF TREATMENTS:

A female with normal pregnancy should try to see her acupuncturist at least once a month until the end of the eighth month and two to three times during the ninth month.