Inducing Labor

[Guest guest]

See Debra Betts book - Acupuncture in Preganancy and Childbirth - and

her seminars... you'll discover there's so much more we can offer, than

the 'ultra-cautious' 'so many points are forbidden' approach which most

of us received in our education and training.

 

You can get the book from here:

http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/product/193/171/the_essential_guide_to_acupu\

ncture_in_pregnancy_and_childbirth

 

Regards

 

Attilio

[Guest guest]

37 weeks is WAY too soon to induce - is there a medical reason?

 

A couple of tips:

1. As always, treat the pattern

2. Mosca is right - check your malpractice. However, there is nothing

prohibitive about

treating the 37 weeker every week until she goes in labor. Or the 40 weeker

every day for

stress. But be clear. Hope you have extended coverage or an insurer that covers

full scope.

3. GB 34 aids cervical ripening

4. check to see if the lung pulse if superficial. If it is rooted, disperse it.

(LU/KI relationship

- if the LU is too tight, the KI " water " (baby) is also held tight.

5. Discourage either of your clients from taking any western herbs to prepare

for or start

labor other than red raspberry. Sometimes women take Blue cohosh without a

medical

indications, and it can make labor less productive.

6. Press tacks at SP 6 & GB 21 encourage engagement.

7. Extra point Du yin (middle of distal phalageal joint on dorsum of toe)

8. BL 32 - where are you? Is saline injection in your scope? Saline injection in

this point,

even if at the surface is very helpful.

9. E stim, sometimes LI 4 to SP 6 other times estim from auricular to LI4/SP 6 -

Macciocia

describes this protocol well.

10. Use ear posterior pituitary

11. Treat daily

12. After each and every of these tips, refer back to #1.

 

 

Good luck.

Valerie Hobbs

 

 

 

Chinese Medicine , " miracles28 " <tymothys

wrote:

>

> I have two pregnant patients, both of which came to see me to expedite

> delivery. One is at 40 weeks, the other at 37. I am, of course staying

> conservative in my approach with only using Sp 6 and Li 4 (Ling Gu

> position) with Yin Tang for balance. This in the pt who is at 40 weeks

> causes quite a bit of activity but has not as yet encouraged dilation

> nor physiological preparation for the baby dropping.

>

> I am curious if anyone has experience treating a pt so close to their

> due date and what was found useful to stimulate the delivery.

>

> Regards, Tymothy

>