Medical Acupuncture in Pregnancy

Offers busy practitioners an accessible guide to the myriad ways in which these time-tested methods can both enhance & ease apregnant woman's experience before,during,and after delivery. Illustrated with drawings & photos. 229 pp.- Ansgar Roemer(2005)

More and more health care professionals in obstetrics and gynecology are turning to complementary medicine to enhance their patients' comfort and wellness.

With an emphasis on medical acupuncture, this new book offers busy practitioners an accessible guide to the myriad ways in which these time-tested methods can both enhance and ease a pregnant woman's experience - before, during, and after delivery. Medical Acupuncture in Pregnancy begins with a concise, yet thorough review of basic TCM principles and proceeds to cover treatments for hyperemesis, preterm labor, preeclampsia, dysfunctional labor, postpartum depression, dysmenorrhoe, migraine, infections and more!

Whether as an introduction to the topic or as a handy clinical reference, this text is essential for obstetricians, gynecologists, midwives, acupuncturists, and nurses who want to optimize patient care options with Chinese medicine.

Special features:

High-quality illustrations showing the precise location of acupuncture points

Detailed descriptions and diagrams of needling depth and direction

Treatment rules and therapeutic guidelines

Easy-to-access format for quick reference in a clinical setting

A practice-oriented introduction to Qi gong

Supplemental information on Chinese dietetics

"Concise and very clear text, which makes it accessible to students and practitioners. Each section includes main acupuncture points that are recommended for the condition, additional points that may be useful and a reference to nutritional recommendations covered later in the book. Concepts are clearly outlined, the tables are easy to understand and the author makes correlations between Chinese and Western medicine which can assist the Western student with an understanding of Chinese concepts. Because of its clear layout and compound format it is easy to use for a quick reference without having to navigate a complex text. A short section on the practice of qi gong... should be useful for a practitioner not familiar with qi gong practice... it contains a solid amount of Western medical information, which should be of interest to a TCM-trained acupuncturist." --The Lantern: A Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine<br><br>"This is a good basic text..Traditional Chinese therapeutics are well explained and there are many useful tables outlining clinical observations and associations used in clinical acupuncture. It is easy to read, well set out and all chapters have appropriate diagrams."--Complementary Medicine<br><br>"As Western medical science approaches TCM by virtue of its effectiveness, this book offers a level-headed bridge that opens our wonderful theory of TCM to more people."

The NZRA Journal of TCM