Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth

by West

• ISBN13: 9780443061387
• ISBN10: 0443061386
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-20
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Summary

Here is a concise, well illustrated, practical guide to treating women with acupuncture throughout their pregnancy and labor. The author, an experienced midwife and acupuncturist, has produced a book that's useful and accessible to acupuncture students and practitioners. It covers physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, with practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture in different stages of pregnancy and labor.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgements	xv
Planning for a healthy baby	1	(20)
Pregnancy	21	(16)
Nutrition in pregnancy	37	(14)
Antenatal care explained	51	(20)
First trimester: 1 to 12 weeks	71	(18)
Second trimester: 13 to 28 weeks	89	(14)
Third trimester: 28 to 40 weeks	103	(18)
High risk pregnancies	121	(10)
Abnormal positions of the fetus	131	(16)
Preparation for labour	147	(14)
Labour	161	(16)
First stage of labour	177	(24)
Second stage of labour	201	(12)
Third stage of labour	213	(8)
Postnatal period---the fourth trimester	221	(20)
Classical Five Element acupuncture and its use in postnatal depression	241	(8)
Appendix Standard international nomenclature for the 14 meridians	249	(2)
Index	251