Integrated Healthcare for Women and Children.

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]