Evaluation of outpatient acupuncture for relief of pregnancy-related conditions

2018 Jan 21   International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics   Buchberger, B., & Krabbe, L.

When compared with various control interventions, acupuncture seemed to benefit evening pelvic pain, the combined outcome of pelvic pain and lower-back pain, and nausea. However, none of the RCTs in the present analysis demonstrated statistically significant between-group differences concerning caesarean delivery, delivery timing, spontaneous labour, or foetal distress during labour.