Please Read: Clinical Trials on Acupuncture
Selected Controlled Trials, updated January 19, 2011
Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy
Acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial. Birth. 2002 Mar;29(1):1-9.
Effectiveness of auricular acupressure in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. J Med Assoc Thai. 2008 Nov;91(11):1633-8.
Labor Pain
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: a non-randomized controlled study. Chin J Integr Med. 2010 Jun;16(3):234-8. Epub 2010 Aug 8.
Acupuncture as pain relief during delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Birth. 2009 Mar;36(1):5-12.
The effects of acupuncture during labour on nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Feb;47(1):26-30.
Acupuncture treatment during labour–a randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2002 Jun;109(6):637-44.
Labor Induction
Acupuncture for the induction of labour: a double-blind randomised controlled study. BJOG. 2010 Sep;117(10):1255-61. Epub 2010 Jun 24.
Effectiveness of acupuncture for the initiation of labour at term: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2008 Dec;30(12):1118-23.
Breech Presentation
Moxibustion for breech version: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Nov;114(5):1034-40.
Side-effects of moxibustion for cephalic version of breech presentation. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Dec;14(10):1231-3.
Acupuncture plus moxibustion to resolve breech presentation: a randomized controlled study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2004 Apr;15(4):247-52.
Acupuncture conversion of fetal breech presentation. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2003 Nov-Dec;18(6):418-21.
Pelvic Pain during or after Pregnancy
Acupuncture as an adjunct to standard treatment for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: randomised double-blinded controlled trial comparing acupuncture with non-penetrating sham acupuncture. BJOG. 2008 Dec;115(13):1655-68. Epub 2008 Oct 15.
Treatments of pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: adverse effects of standard treatment, acupuncture and stabilising exercises on the pregnancy, mother, delivery and the fetus/neonate. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2008 Jun 26;8:34.
Regression of pelvic girdle pain after delivery: follow-up of a randomised single blind controlled trial with different treatment modalities. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008;87(2):201-8.
Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled trial. BMJ. 2005 Apr 2;330(7494):761. Epub 2005 Mar 18.
