This course for acupuncturists introduces a toolkit of bodywork auricular and needling approaches for use in pregnancy during birth and postpartum. Flowsheets for differential diagnosis and treatment planning are provided for normal labor preparation postpartum care and Cesarean section recovery as well as disorders and complications of pregnancy including breech presentation musculoskeletal pain PUPPP rash postdates oligo- and polyhydramnios. Preventive and adjunct supportive approaches are discussed along with guidelines for urgent referral for more serious disorders including preeclampsia intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy intrauterine growth restriction and postpartum depression. Hands-on instruction and detailed treatment planning guides are provided for a range of techniques from simple exercises and acupressure that can be taught to family members to specialized perinatal tui na techniques ear acupressure seeds body needles that can be securely taped and finally electrical stimulation on auricular and/or body needles for difficult cases.
