Labor InductionAcupuncture has been used very successfully for thousands of years to induce women who are over-due in their pregnancy.

“Most of the time one treatment is all that is needed to get the process going. Sometimes a second treatment may be needed. Through continual research, we have found that induction using acupuncture generally works within 6-48 hours of having your treatment.”

– Andrew Orr

Although acupuncture has been, and still is, a very useful tool for induction, Andrew admits that acupuncture isn’t effective 100% of the time. “Sometimes it just doesn’t work effectively enough. As they say in China: ‘When the fruit is ready, it will fall off the vine’. Sometimes this saying applies to pregnancy.”

Australian research report shows that using acupuncture to stimulate labor in overdue mothers to be had a success rate of 88%. This success rate with induction using acupuncture is mainly due to clients receiving regular treatment throughout their pregnancy. This allows for a much easier and pain reduced birth, as well as making it easier for them when it comes to induction.

To be eligible for induction acupuncture you must be at your estimated due date or after, unless otherwise recommended by your doctor or midwife. While there is no risk from having acupuncture for induction, it does help speed up your natural processes. Therefore you must consult with your doctor or midwife before any induction. This is to protect all persons involved, most of all your baby.