Acupuncture During Pregnancy
Acupuncture offers a natural and safe option for dealing with health conditions that may arise during pregnancy.
Pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal recovery are key points in time when Traditional Chinese Medicine seeks to increase a woman's well-being so that she can enjoy optimal health throughout her life.
Strengthening the mother and baby is the most important part of acupuncture care during pregnancy and in the postnatal time period.
Research has shown that receiving weekly prebirth acupuncture treatments from 36 or 37 weeks until labour begins, may aid in promoting more efficient labour and may help in a reduction of medical interventions, including medical induction and c-section*.
* Kubista E, Kucera H. (1974) On the use of acupuncture in the preparation for delivery, Geburtshilfe Perinatol; 178(3) : 224-9.
* Betts, D., Lennox, S. (2006) Acupuncture For Prebirth Treatment: An Observational Study of its use in Midwifery Practice. Medical Acupuncture. Vo 17, No 3.
Pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal recovery are key points in time when Traditional Chinese Medicine seeks to increase a woman's well-being so that she can enjoy optimal health throughout her life.
Strengthening the mother and baby is the most important part of acupuncture care during pregnancy and in the postnatal time period.
Research has shown that receiving weekly prebirth acupuncture treatments from 36 or 37 weeks until labour begins, may aid in promoting more efficient labour and may help in a reduction of medical interventions, including medical induction and c-section*.
* Kubista E, Kucera H. (1974) On the use of acupuncture in the preparation for delivery, Geburtshilfe Perinatol; 178(3) : 224-9.
* Betts, D., Lennox, S. (2006) Acupuncture For Prebirth Treatment: An Observational Study of its use in Midwifery Practice. Medical Acupuncture. Vo 17, No 3.
Many health issues in pregnancy may be assisted with acupuncture
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The most common conditions treated in pregnancy:
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Other conditions that may be treated:
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I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional land of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. This land is part of the Haldimand Tract - land promised to the Six Nations which encompasses six miles on each side of the Grand River. The processes of colonization which led to me living on this land were, and continue to be, unjust and harmful to Indigenous peoples. As a settler, I seek to be accountable to these truths in ways that go beyond this acknowledgement. Feedback, critique and conversations are welcomed on my efforts. I also share deep gratitude for the connection I feel to this land and the opportunity to live and work here.
I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional land of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. This land is part of the Haldimand Tract - land promised to the Six Nations which encompasses six miles on each side of the Grand River. The processes of colonization which led to me living on this land were, and continue to be, unjust and harmful to Indigenous peoples. As a settler, I seek to be accountable to these truths in ways that go beyond this acknowledgement. Feedback, critique and conversations are welcomed on my efforts. I also share deep gratitude for the connection I feel to this land and the opportunity to live and work here.
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