Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth – Zita West, Foreword by Giovanni Maciocia

Description

Churchill Livingstone 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780443103711

Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth is a concise, highly illustrated and practical guide in 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. It covers 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.

Many practitioners who feel they lack a full understanding of pregnancy and fear harming the baby are reluctant to treat pregnant women. This book provides the practical advice and instruction required to bridge that gap in knowledge and give practitioners the confidence they need in order to work alongside health professionals.

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 trimesters of pregnancy and labour
• Uses case examples to further illustrate

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 to include recent research
• Nutrition and its effect on the foetus (new & developing area of research)