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Acupuncture

Q: When is homebirth more dangerous than hospital birth?
A: When the baby is preterm or there is no midwife present.

Birth Sense responds to the false implications from American OBs

The investigators freely admit that planned home birth with a certified birth attendant did not have any greater risks than planned hospital birth. [More information]

Resources

This is a new page, and I hope it will blossom and be fruitful.

Studies Show That Acupuncture Decreases Caesarean Rates [10/9/09]

This excellent review of acupuncture research is from Harmony Acupuncture in the San Jose, CA, area.

The Beautiful Baby Point - Acupuncture For a Healthy Baby by Diane Joswick, L.Ac.

Oriental Medicine and Pregnancy By Marc Sklar, LAc - Acupuncture can help alleviate the symptoms that sometimes appear with pregnancy.

Conditions Treated During Pregnancy

Morning Sickness
Threatened Miscarriage
Edema
Preeclampsia
Acne
Breech Baby
Difficult or delayed delivery
Postpartum vaginal discharge
Postpartum Depression
Urinary Difficulty
Constipation
Mastitis
Insufficient Lactation

Acupuncture and Pregnancy

Association of Perinatal Naturopathic Doctors (APND)

acubriefs.com offers a search of their newsletter archives.

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