Childbirth

Childbirth Acupuncture is a safe, effective, and non-pharmacological way to facilitate a healthy birth.

Childbirth Acupuncture is beneficial because it:

• Prepares the body for birth
• Relaxes and opens the pelvis
• Increases cervical ripening
• Induces labor naturally
• Turns breech presentations
• Eases progression of labor
• Promotes more efficient labors
• Manages labor pain
• Alleviates stalled labor
• Sustains the mother’s energy level
• Lowers high blood pressure
• Decreases anxiety
• Reduces the need for other interventions

Research:

• The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Child Birth.
  A summary of medical studies about the benefits of acupuncture.
• Effect of Acupuncture on Labor and Delivery: A Pilot Study Introduction.
  [Childbirth Acupuncture]
• Acupuncture administered after spontaneous rupture of membranes at term significantly reduces the length of birth and use of oxytocin.
  [Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica]