Maternity Acupuncture – Debra Betts

Maternity Acupuncture: Clinical Realities – A workshop using case scenarios and facilitated group discussion: Credibility through Case Histories 
Presented by Debra Betts

This workshop will use case history scenarios to explore clinical practice within an environment of group discussions.  Several scenarios for each session will be used to illustrate the realities of clinical practice, red flags that require attention and Chinese medicine considerations.

Participants will engage in problem solving within a small group and Debra will lead a feedback session, followed by a PowerPoint presenting treatment recommendations. Treatment rationales and point suggestions will be provided for each scenario based on her clinical practice, her work with acupuncture students and midwives. Rather than one correct treatment approach, feedback from participants will illustrate a variety different approaches, providing a rich learning environment for both those experienced and those seeking to expand their practice into pregnancy care

SATURDAY:

•Session one:  Nausea and Hyperemesis

•Session two: Threatened miscarriage and bleeding in pregnancy

•Session three:  Adverse outcomes including miscarriage, foetal demise and stillbirth

•Session four:  Uncomplicated first trimester pregnancies with a complicated pre pregnancy history; ART, previous pregnancy complications, recurrent miscarriage

SUNDAY:

•Session one:  Back pain in pregnancy ­ the Cinderella of a pregnancy practice. Importance of promotion due to current physiotherapy and dry needling practices.

•Session two: What separates birth preparation from induction of labour?

•Session three:  Breech. Examining the impacts of dosage for moxibustion on BL 67, additional treatments to the use of BL 67 and dealing with the women who present with complications such as twin pregnancies.

•Session four:  Postpartum recovery and breast feeding

13 CPD Points