scholarly journals Correction rates and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for treating breech presentation

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Megumi TANAKA ◽  
Masaki TAKEDA ◽  
Masayo ONO ◽  
Harumi TANEDA ◽  
Yoichi FURUYA
Keyword(s):  
Breech Presentation ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion

scholarly journals Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Pregnant Women with Noncephalic Presentation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Maite Miranda-Garcia ◽  
Cristina Domingo Gómez ◽  
Cristina Molinet-Coll ◽  
Betina Nishishinya ◽  
Ikram Allaoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Breech Presentation ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Considerable Heterogeneity ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion ◽  
Overview Of Systematic Reviews

Background. Breech presentation at the time of delivery is 3.8–4%. Fetuses that maintain a noncephalic presentation beyond 32 weeks will have a lower probability of spontaneous version before labor. Given the increasing interest in exploring the use of complementary medicine during pregnancy and childbirth, the moxibustion technique, a type of traditional Chinese medicine, could be another option to try turning a breech baby into a cephalic presentation. Objectives. To review the evidence from systematic reviews (SR) on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in pregnant women with noncephalic presentation. Main Results. Our SR synthesizes the results from five clinical trials on pregnant women with a singleton noncephalic presentation. There is evidence that moxibustion reduces the number of noncephalic presentations at the time of birth compared with no treatment. The adverse effects that acupuncture and moxibustion can cause seem to be irrelevant. Most SRs agree that there are no adverse effects directly related to acupuncture and moxibustion. Conclusions. Even though the results obtained are positive and the five reviews conclude that moxibustion reduces the number of noncephalic presentations at birth (alone or combined with postural techniques or acupuncture), there is considerable heterogeneity between them. Better methodologically designed studies are required in the future to reaffirm this conclusion.

scholarly journals Effects of Three Different Stimulations (Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Acupuncture Plus Moxibustion) of BL.67 Acupoint at Small Toe on Fetal Behavior of Breech Presentation

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Neri ◽  
Viviana De Pace ◽  
Paolo Venturini ◽  
Fabio Facchinetti
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Fetal Heart Rate ◽  
Fetal Heart ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Breech Presentation ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion ◽  
Small Series ◽  
Fetal Movements ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to evaluate cardiovascular effects and fetal behavior during moxibustion, acupuncture or acupuncture plus moxibustion applied on the BL.67 acupoint of women (beside the outer corner of the 5th toenail) in fetal breech presentation. During the acupoint stimulation (20 min, two times a week), the women were submitted to computerized non-stress test. Fourteen cases were treated by both acupuncture and moxibustion, 15 cases by moxibustion and 10 cases by acupuncture. In 56% of cases, fetal position was converted from breech position to cephalic one; the success share was 80% for moxibustion, 28% for acupuncture, 57% for acupuncture plus moxibustion; the conversion, on average, was achieved after 3 sessions. Statistical analysis indicated that acupuncture plus moxibustion was able to reduce fetal heart rate during the application of stimuli while acupuncture and moxibustion separately did not affect such parameter. Moreover, moxibustion and acupuncture with moxibustion reduced fetal movements while acupuncture only appears ineffective. The present study suggests that fetal movements were reduced by both acupuncture plus moxibustion and moxibustion and that fetal heart rate was reduced just by acupuncture plus moxibustion. The mechanisms leading the effect on fetal heart rate and fetal movements remain to be clarified. Even though further studies are needed, such preliminar report mainly investigated the impact of different stimula on the BL.67 acupoint. Unfortunately these small series of data do not allow us to draw any conclusion about the effectiveness of the different treatments.

1H NMR Metabonomic Approach Reveals Different Changes between Acupuncture And Moxibustion On Healthy Adults

Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Liu ◽  
H Zhong ◽  
D Lin ◽  
W Zhang ◽  
X Chang
Keyword(s):  
1H Nmr ◽  
Healthy Adults ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion

Study on Temperature Measurement using MRI during Acupuncture and Moxibustion

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (10) ◽  
pp. 1205-1209
Author(s):  
Suguru Nakamura ◽  
Masamichi Nakamura ◽  
Eiichi Maeda ◽  
Yoshio Nikawa
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Measurement ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion

Breech Presentation: Vaginal Delivery or Caesarean Section?

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Tomescu Cezar Laurentiu ◽  
Rodica Sîrbu ◽  
Emin Cadar ◽  
Brezeanu Dragos ◽  
Aneta Tomescu
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Breech Presentation ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Clinical Hospital ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynaecology ◽  
Number Of Patients

The incidence of breech presentation is approximately 3,97%. Breech presentation is considered as being “borderline eutocic” and it requires carefully monitoring both the foetus and the mother. The aim of the current paper is to evaluate the preffered method of delivery in case of breech presentation. The paper presents a retrospective study performed in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments of the County Emergency Clinical Hospital “Sf. Apostol Andrei” in Constanta, during a period of 5 years (2010-2014). The methods of birth were analyzed for a lot of 1104 patients with breech presentation with ages ranging between 16 and 44 years old. The total number of patients who gave birth through vaginal delivery was of 139 patients, amounting to 12.59% of the total population sample. The number of patients that gave birth through C-section was 965, which amounts to 87.4% of the total population sample. Birth through C-section is preferred by both obstetricians and patients alike, due to the fact that vaginal delivery is associated with a higher foetal risk in breech presentation.

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