Acupuncture Treatment for Morning Sickness, Inductions, Breech Position and Birth Preparation

For safe, effective and supportive treatment in the transition into, through and beyond pregnancy.  Available now acupuncture treatment for Morning sickness, Breech Position, Inductions and Birth Preparation;

        $40 per treatment

Treatment Includes:

• Differential Diagnosis and consult 1/2 hour
• Acupuncture treatement with an experienced practitioner
• Herbal assistance (if required, cost is additional)
• Referral advice as appropriate

What you can expect:

Morning Sickness

• Reduction and or disappearance of the incidence and severity of nausea and vomiting
• Relaxation
• Improved sleep
  
  

  Reference: 

  LINK to Study: Acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial:   Smith C, Crowther C, Beilby J.

  LINK to Study:  Pregnancy outcome following women's participation in a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Smith C, Crowther C, Beilby J, Complement Ther Med. 2002 Jun; 10(2):78-83.

Birth Preparation

• Increased incidence of natural vaginal delivery
• Reduction in labour time
• Reduction in the use of analgesia
• Reduction in instances of inductions 
• Also other effects which are common to acupuncture are, improvement of sleep, anxiety, stress reduction, pain reduction - back, hips, pubic symphysis etc.

  References:

   1 Kubista E, Kucera H. (1974). On the use of acupuncture in the preparation for delivery, Geburtshilfe Perinatol; 178(3):224-9.
  
  2 Betts D Lenox S ( 2006) Acupuncture For Prebirth Treatment: An Observational Study of its use in Midwifery practice. Medical Acupuncture. Vo 17 No 3
  LINK:  Research-prebirth.aspx
  

Breech Position

• Increased incidence of natural vaginal delivery
• Reduction in labour time
• Also other effects which are common to acupuncture are, improvement of sleep, anxiety, stress reduction, pain reduction - back, hips, pubic symphysis etc.

  References:

  LINK:  Moxibustion for correction of Breech Presentation.  A randomized Controlled Trial.  Francesco Cardini, MD;  Huang Weixin, MD

Induction

• Increased incidence of  natural vaginal delivery
• Reduction in use of analgesics, pain reduction

• References:

  Study:  Acupuncture for cervical ripening and induction of labor at term--a randomized controlled trial.
  

  LINK:  Rabi M, Ahner R, Bitschnau M, Zeisler H, Husslein P.    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna, Austria. Rabl M, Ahner R, Bitschnau M, Zeisler H, Husslein P.  Wien Klin Wochenschr 2001; 113 (23-24): 942-6
  

Bookings essential call  Lu Miln Registered Acupuncturist on txt/phone   021895004