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KMID : 0644120070200040132
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2007 Volume.20 No. 4 p.132 ~ p.147
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The Latest Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Obstetrics
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Ha Ji-Yeon
Lee Jin-Moo
Lee Chang-Hoon
Jang Jun-Bock
Lee Kyung-Sub
Cho Jung-Hoon
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Abstract
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Purpose: We aimed at reviewing the studies of the acupuncture treatment for women related to pregnancy.
Methods: We referred to PubMed by searching words of pregnancy and acupuncture and limited experimental method to randomized control trial.
Results: We found 52 articles in 32 journals, which were divided into 3 parts: treatment for symptoms during pregnancy, treatment for symptom related to delivery and treatment for symptoms related to surgical operation for IVF-ET. In this study, articles on hypermesis gravidarum were the greatest in number and acupuncture for pain control related to pregnancy are most frequently appearing in terms of symptoms. Besides acupuncture treatment, acupressure band and acupressure were used for hyperemesis gravidarum, common acupuncture for low back pain in pregnancy and acupuncture or moxibustion to resolve breech presentation.
Conclusion:In this study, acupuncture seems to be an efficacious means of reducing symptoms related to pregnancy and improving the quality of life of pregnant women.
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KEYWORD
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Pregnancy, Acupuncture, RCT, Reviews
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