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Chinese Medicine & Breech Presentation

Canberra Acupuncture and Breech Presentations - A 2023 Cochrane Systematic Review examined various methods, including moxibustion and acupuncture, for breech presentation in uncomplicated pregnancies. Moxibustion treatment, when administered before 37 weeks of pregnancy, was found to probably reduce the chance of breech presentation at birth and the need for oxytocin during birth

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Pre-Birth Acupuncture

Pre-Birth Acupuncture Program at The Body Lab is a series of weekly treatments for pregnant women from week 35 of their pregnancy until labour commences. Specific prebirth acupuncture points are used to help prepare a woman’s body for birth with an emphasis on preparing and ripening the cervix & uterus. Research suggest that acupuncture may also have the opportunity to reduce the mean time of labour and may reduces likelihood of medical intervention during labour.

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