ACUPUNCTURE
CHILDBIRTH
TEAM (ACT)

Brighton & Sussex

Research

DYSPEPSIA (INDIGESTION) IN PREGNANCY

A Brazilian team randomly allocated 42 pregnant women with dyspepsia to receive acupuncture or conventional treatment alone. Significant improvements in symptoms were found in the acupuncture group, who also used less medication. (Acupuncture for dyspepsia in pregnancy: a prospective, randomised, controlled study. Acupuncture Medicine. 2009 Jun: 27(2):50-3).

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