Electro-acupuncture as effective as drugs for labour induction

Acupuncture can provide a gentle inducement to labour if your baby is overdue and can be an effective alternative to a medical induction. As I specialise in supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal recovery with acupuncture I found this recent article on electro-acupuncture for labour induction in the Journal of Chinese Medicine very interesting.

Electro-acupuncture for labour induction

“A Brazilian group has shown that electro-acupuncture (EA) can be used to promote labour as efficiently as the prostaglandin analogue misoprostol, but with fewer obstetric complications.

Sixty-seven pregnant women in labour were randomised to receive either electro-acupuncture or misoprostol. Women who received EA experienced significantly fewer obstetric complications, along with a significantly higher frequency of vaginal deliveries.

Although they tended to have a longer duration of labour, there was also a tendency to higher patient satisfaction among patients of the EA group.”

Source: “Electroacupuncture for cervical ripening prior to labour induction: a randomised clinical trial” Arch Gynecol Obstet, 2011 Jun; 283(6):1233-8.

If you are pregnant and want to prepare your body for labour or you are looking for an alternative to medical induction to bring on labour- contact Tiziana Bertinotti on 07788 633292 or info@yorktraditionalacupuncture.co.uk.

To learn more about the benefits of acupuncture to support conception and fertility please visit our Acupuncture for Fertility page.

Have more questions about how Traditional Acupuncture can help you? Simply contact Tiziana Bertinotti on 07788 633292 or info@yorktraditionalacupuncture.co.uk

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