by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 5, 2021 | Acupressure, Acupuncture, Labour
A Cochrane Database systematic review has confirmed the benefits of acupuncture for women in labour. Reviewing data from 28 trials with data reporting on 3,960 women, the international author team found that most comparisons suggested a small beneficial effect from...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 29, 2019 | Acupuncture, Labour, Pregnancy
Pregnant women experience positive subjective effects from prenatal acupuncture, despite a lack of objective influence on labour duration and pain, report Austrian clinicians. In a retrospective cohort study, 70 out of 150 women surveyed completed a validated...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Jun 1, 2017 | Acupressure, Caesarean, Labour
Acupressure could have a role in reducing the rate of caesarean delivery and decreasing the duration of labour, according to Iranian authors. Meta-analysis of 13 studies showed that acupressure increased the chance of vaginal delivery when compared with placebo/no...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Oct 1, 2015 | Labour, Moxibustion, Pregnancy
Moxibustion at acupuncture point Zhiyin BL-67 can correct non-vertex presentation, reduce the number of caesarean sections performed and achieve cost savings for the healthcare system, compared with conventional treatment. Analysis by Spanish researchers showed that...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Sep 24, 2015 | Acupuncture, Labour
A study carried out in Spain has shown that acupuncture at Qihai REN-6 can decrease the time taken for the placenta to be expelled after delivery. Seventy-six women who had experienced a normal birth were randomly assigned to receive verum acupuncture at Qihai REN-6...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 2, 2012 | Acupuncture, Electro-Acupuncture, Labour
A Brazilian group has shown that electro-acupuncture (EA) can be used to promote labour as efficiently as the prostaglandin analogue misoprostol, but with fewer obstetric complications. Sixty-seven pregnant women in labour were randomised to receive either EA or...
