PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND ACUPUNCTURE
Pregnancy and its outcome is that childbirth is a wonderful adventure as it can give life. And, like all true adventures, it is not without difficulties. If pregnancy is not a disease, rather, the fact remains that the mother's body undergoes during this period a series of physiological changes, anatomical, metabolic and psychic that create a particular state.
This specific state of pregnancy requires constant adaptation, and this will be more or less harmonious. While some women have an easy pregnancy until the end, many others are bothered at one time or another in this period of their lives.
ACUPUNCTURE AND MONITORING OF PREGNANCY
Being primarily a preventive medicine, acupuncture can play a very effective role in monitoring the pregnancy. It has the major advantage of avoiding the use of drugs that are teratogenic effects (that is to say the risk of fetal malformations). In addition, acupuncture allows pregnant women to take a break, rest, lie down, relax, all of which have a beneficial effect on his status and influence to act care of herself in a challenging period of his life. The pregnant woman's interest to refer an acupuncturist by taking "the pulse" , the examination of language and a thorough questioning, can detect various disorders of pregnancy. Early identification of an imbalance can be treated easily and thus prevent some future complications.
"The pulse" according to the criteria of traditional Chinese medicine
During pregnancy acupuncture helps to:
relieve nausea and vomiting
relieve anxiety and anxiety
treat nosebleeds
treat constipation
treat poor circulation, swelling and heaviness of legs
relieve lower back pain, sciatica and abdominal pain
and pelvic
prevent the threat of premature delivery
change the position of the fetus in case of breech presentation between the 30th
and 34 weeks (average success rate 85% according to recent studies)
In preparation for childbirth, acupuncture helps to:
induce labor for exceeding the word or therapeutic indications
promoting the relaxation of the perineum
stimulate uterine contractility
ACUPUNCTURE IN HOSPITAL
Acupuncture during childbirth in the hospital is common in Europe and is becoming widespread in Quebec, and this, with interesting results. The combination of complementary medicine makes it possible to cope with emergencies while addressing a natural childbirth.
The pain relief during childbirth
Acupuncture performed during labor can reduce pain and facilitate the participation of the mother at delivery. In addition to providing a relaxing effect, the treatments will help the whole process of childbirth without having adverse consequences on either the mother or the baby.
It should be noted that acupuncture is not incompatible with epidural anesthesia, both of which are sometimes complementary. In addition, acupuncture reduced the average working time of 4 to 6 hours for women giving birth for the first time.
During childbirth, acupuncture helps to:
reduce working time
relieve pain posterior, anterior and lateral
stimulate fetal descent
handle the work slowdown
promoting the relaxation of the perineum
reduce the risk of caesarean section and suffering associated with them
reduce medication
shorten the period of issue and treat retained placenta
FREQUENCY OF TREATMENTS
Normally the woman whose pregnancy is going well should see her acupuncturist once a month until the end of the eighth month of pregnancy, and two or three times during the ninth month. In recent sessions are designed to calm anxiety, relieve fatigue and promote the relaxation of the perineum and cervix. Thus, pregnant women come forward in good physical and psychological conditions. The acupuncturist will then be present at birth and as needed after this one. In all cases, monitoring in acupuncture is suitable for the patient, and there is no fixed model set.