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What can acupuncture do to help a woman who is pregnant?

What can acupuncture do to help a woman who is pregnant?  Treatments during pregnancy can help handle the nausea/morning sickness and the discomfort of pregnancy. The goal of pregnancy acupuncture is to continue miscarriage prevention but to also help the mother continue with the best state of health while the baby is growing.  The goal is also to have an easier birth and a healthy mother and baby after the birth.

A recent pubmed study showed some positive results with acupuncture for pregnant women: The summarized findings indicated a small but growing body of acupuncture research, with some evidence suggesting a benefit from acupuncture to treat nausea in pregnancy. Findings from the review also highlighted promising evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture to manage back and pelvic pain, acupuncture-type interventions to induce change in breech presentation, and pain relief in labor. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19747272/

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