Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2nd Edition
Author :
Zita West
Date of Publication: 01/2008
ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, ...view more
ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students and practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages and actions during pregnancy and labour.
ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students and practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages and actions during pregnancy and labour.
New to this edition
Covers recent advances in relation to the effects of aspirin and heparin to the immune system and pregnancy
Includes IVF pregnancies
Glossary and appendix of useful addresses
Fully updated and revised throughout to include recent research
Nutrition and its effect on the foetus (new and developing area of research)
Key Features
Highly illustrated with summary boxes and guidelines
Covers nutritional aspects of pregnancy
Gives practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture through the four trimesters of pregnancy and labour
Uses case examples to further illustrate the text
Author Information
By Zita West, Midwife, and Acupuncturist, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK
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