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ACUPUNCTURE IN CHILDBIRTH
A study carried out at The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Vienna has shown that prenatal acupuncture can reduce the duration of the first stage of labour (196 minutes versus 321 minutes in a control group), but not the second stage of labour, can significantly reduce use of oxytocin in both the first and second stages, and significantly raise serum levels of prosta ...
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