Pregnancy Support


• Decrease of pregnant women's pelvic pain after acupuncture: a randomized controlled single-blind study
Acupuncture stimulation that is individually designed may be a valuable treatment to ameliorate suffering in the condition of pelvic pain in late pregnancy.

• Effects of acupuncture and stabilizing exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomized single blind controlled trial
Acupuncture and stabilizing exercises constitute efficient complements to standard treatment for the management of pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy

• Morning sickness control in early pregnancy by Neiguan point acupressure
Acupressure on the Neiguan point relieves morning sickness.

• Moxibustion for correction of breech presentation: a randomized controlled trial
Among primigravidas with breech presentation during the 33rd week of gestation, moxibustion for 1 to 2 weeks increased fetal activity during the treatment period and cephalic presentation after the treatment period and at delivery.

• Acupuncture plus moxibustion to resolve breech presentation: a randomized controlled study
At delivery, the proportion of cephalic version was lower in the observation group (36.7%) than in the active-treatment group (53.6 %).

• Acupuncture conversion of fetal breech presentation
The success rate of the AP correction of fetal breech presentation is 76.4%.

• Effects of SP6 acupressure on labor pain and length of delivery time in women during labor
These findings showed that SP6 acupressure was effective for decreasing labor pain and shortening the length of delivery time.

• Acupuncture: a promising treatment for depression during pregnancy
Acupuncture holds promise for the treatment of depression during pregnancy

• A randomized controlled trial of nerve stimulation for relief of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Nerve stimulation therapy is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting and promoting weight gain in symptomatic women in the first trimester of pregnancy.

• Success of acupuncture and acupressure of the Pc 6 acupoint in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum
Acupuncture and acupressure are effective, nonpharmacologic methods for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidum.

• Effect of acupressure on nausea, vomiting, anxiety and pain among post-cesarean section women in Taiwan
In conclusion, the utilization of acupressure treatment to promote the comfort of women during cesarean delivery is strongly recommended.
Note: It is our professional opinion and that of most of our field, that the evaluation of eastern therapies with western research methodology is not representative of the true practice of the medicine and thus is destined to only reveal partial truths. Most of the current research looks at one therapy (i.e. one acupuncture point or one set of acupuncture points) applied to every patient in a study group representing the condition in question. This is like asking a carpenter to build a house with only a hammer. The only way to truly evaluate the efficacy of our medicine is to allow the therapies to be customized to fit the patient’s unique presentation; the way eastern medicine has been practiced for thousands of years.