A certificate in midwifery acupuncture has been available in New Zealand since 2007. This short course was specifically developed for midwives and run through an acupuncture school. Midwives successfully completing this qualification receive elective education points and may incorporate acupuncture into their midwifery practice. In June 2008, a maternity acupuncture service began operating within the Hutt Valley Hospital outpatient department, offering women access to free acupuncture care for pregnancy and postpartum period. This was the first and, to date, the only clinic of this type within a New Zealand hospital. This clinic is also run through The New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with fourth year students providing treatment under supervision. This presentation reports on how acupuncture is used by the New Zealand midwives and in this outpatient’s clinic. It will also cover the current evidence base for acupuncture in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Understand the relevant literature concerning the safety for the use of acupuncture in pregnancy;
Objective 2: Understand the differences between medical acupuncture, traditional acupuncture and dry needling;
Objective 3: Understand the conditions commonly sought by women during their pregnancies from midwives in New Zealand and a hospital outpatients clinic.
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