Is acupuncture safe for pregnant women? How acupuncture is safely used on pregnant women and to help deliver babies. You have to be more cautious in using certain points and you have to exercise more caution...
You have to be more cautious in using certain points and you have to exercise more caution the further along she is in her pregnancy. So there are certain points you need to be cautious with in the first trimester, then the second then the third trimester. I have treated pregnant women in their third trimester with acupuncture. I've also helped deliver babies, to the great satisfaction of both doctor and patient - acupuncture to help make the labor easier. You can treat morning sickness, fetal restlessness, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. You can treat women who have a tendency towards miscarriage. You can treat abdominal pain during pregnancy, fluid retention.
There's been research in China on how to treat a breech birth, where you can actually use acupuncture points very effectively to turn the baby.
