Medical Acupuncture in Pregnancy

Medical Acupuncture in Pregnancy 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.

With an engaging and lucid style, this book begins with a concise, yet thorough explanation of the underlying principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Against this backdrop, the author provides a step-by-step guide through the treatment of a wide arry of conditions, such as
-- Hyperemesis and heartburn
-- Preterm labour and preeclampsia
-- Dysfunctional labour and post partum depression
-- Dysmenorrhoe, migraine and infections

Whether as an introduction to the topic or as a practical resource for practitioners, Medical Acupuncture in Pregnancy is a handy reference for all those wishing to enhance the best Western-based medical treatment can offer through the addition of Chinese Medicine.

This textbook helps you to gain clarity:
- It explains the principles of TCM briefly but clearly.
- It was written especially for gynecologists and obstetricians, who want more than an acupuncture "cook-book."
- It targets everyday practice while considering training criteria.

You see how well it works
- Complicated subject matter is explained in a simple way and thus becomes evident and practical.
- Western procedures and complementary diagnostic principles lead to therapeutic consequences.
- Precise localization of acupuncture points, the needling depth and needling direction is described and shown in black and white photographs with points indicated in color.

Errata
Table 32 on page 201 mentions an incorrect source. The table is an excerpt from Kirchhoff S, Kempfle T. Chinesische Diätetik: Ernährungstafel. Essen: VGM; 1997.