Acupuncture used as anaesthesia in childbirthA recent survey has found that acupuncture may be an extremely safe and effective form of anaesthesia to be used in childbirth. A survey between 1981 and 1987, analysed 16649 cases of acupuncture treatment used as anaesthesia in caesarian sections conducted throughout 5 provinces in China. The researchers not only found an extremely high success rate, but there was also no evidence of any of the complications associated with conventional forms of anaesthesia.
The success rate of the acupuncture anaesthesia was found to be a remarkable 98.9%. Blood pressure, pulse rate and respiration were all stable during operations, and blood loss was found to be less than in caesarian operations using epidural or local anesthesia. Furthermore, no complications or anaesthetic accidents occurred during any of the operations under acupuncture anesthesia.
The report concluded that the use of acupuncture anesthesia for cesarean section was very safe not only for the mother but also for her fetus with none of the side effects associated with conventional anaesthetics
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