Research Archive

Acupuncture supports pregnancy by regulating gene expression

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Acupuncture and moxibustion may increase the pregnancy rate of patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation-embryo transplantation (IVF-ET) by regulating the production of non-coding RNAs ...

Acupuncture is safe in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Acupuncture is a safe therapeutic modality for relieving discomfort in pregnancy without an adverse effect on delivery outcome ...

Home moxa treatment can help turn breech babies

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Self-administered home moxibustion treatment may be an effective and low-cost treatment for inducing cephalic version in pregnant women with breech presentation ...

Ear acupuncture adds benefit to analgesics after episiotomy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Auricular acupuncture may be a valuable addition to analgesic therapy in patients after episiotomy ...

Tuina increases milk production following C-section

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Tuina therapy can significantly increase postpartum milk production in women with insufficient lactation following Caesarian section ...

Acupuncture cost-effective for pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Pregnant women with pelvic girdle and low back pain treated with acupuncture in addition to routine care report less pain and disability than those who receive routine care alone ...

Ear acupuncture reduces pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Two weeks of ear acupuncture significantly reduces lumbar and pelvic pain and reduces functional disability in pregnant women ...

Complementary therapies reduce depression in pregnancy

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Pregnancy & labour

Australian authors examining the effect of complementary therapies on antenatal depression have found evidence of benefit from acupuncture, massage and bright light therapy ...

Acupuncture and acupressure effective for morning sickness

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

A network meta analysis comparing treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) suggests that acupuncture, acupressure and methylprednisolone have better therapeutic benefits than standard care ...

Ear acupuncture helpful with pain and anxiety of pregnancy termination

Categories: Gynaecology, Pregnancy & labour

Auricular acupuncture may be a useful adjunct for pain management during first trimester abortion ...

Acupuncture helps with low back pain in pregnancy

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Acupuncture offers significant analgesic effects for pregnant women with low back pain, according to Brazilian researchers ...

Acupuncture reduces need for medical labour induction

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Acupuncture applied at term may be effective in reducing the rate of labour induction performed for post-dates pregnancy ...

Acupuncture does not improve IVF birth outcomes

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

A large trial carried out in New Zealand does not support the use of acupuncture to improve birth outcomes among women undergoing IVF ...

Prenatal acupuncture has subjective benefits for pregnant women

Categories: Pregnancy & labour

Pregnant women experience positive subjective effects from prenatal acupuncture, despite a lack of objective influence on labour duration and pain ...