Prevent Miscarriage
Doing acupuncture and taking chinese herbs during the first trimester
of pregnancy can reduce the indicence of miscarriage.
In a study that was looking to use acupuncture to reduce nausea and
morning sickness as a "side effect" the miscarriage rate
was 5% for the study group. * A standard miscarriage rate (taken from
after a heart beat is discovered in the fetus, usually around week
7) is anything from 11 - 15%
Acupunture 1/week + chinese herb for the First Trimester
*Smith C, Crowther C, Beilby J. (2002). “Pregnancy outcome following
women’s participation in a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture
to
treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy”. Complement Ther. Med.
10(2):78-83