by Heaton Acupuncture | Feb 16, 2021 | Acupuncture, Pregnancy
Prenatal acupuncture can reduce depression, stress and distress, whilst also being well-tolerated and free from adverse events. Australian clinicians carried out a pragmatic trial with 57 pregnant women suffering from depressive symptoms who were randomised to...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 30, 2020 | Acupuncture, Pregnancy
Data collected from over 6000 births suggests that acupuncture normalises birth, leading to reductions in maternity service costs. A London-based maternity acupuncture service which provides birth preparation acupuncture, assessed its routine hospital maternity data...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 12, 2019 | Acupuncture, Pregnancy
Pregnant women with pelvic girdle and low back pain treated with acupuncture in addition to routine care report less pain and disability than those who receive routine care alone. French researchers allocated 199 women at gestational age between 16 and 34 weeks to...
by Heaton Acupuncture | Dec 12, 2019 | Acupuncture, Pregnancy
Two weeks of ear acupuncture significantly reduces lumbar and pelvic pain and reduces functional disability in pregnant women. A randomised trial conducted in Spain enrolled 220 pregnant women at 24-36 weeks gestation. Participants were randomly assigned to receive...
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 | Oct 29, 2019 | Ear Acupuncture, Gynaecology, Pregnancy
Auricular acupuncture may be a useful adjunct for pain management during first trimester abortion, report a group of American clinicians. A randomised, double-blinded trial enrolled 153 women undergoing uterine aspiration for spontaneous or induced abortion in the...
