Chinese medicine is a wonderful way for mother and baby to feel their best, and is a great addition to your regular pre-natal check-ups! We work closely with several local midwives, and will integrate care with your midwife or OB-Gyn.
We warmly recommend:
Joan Green, LM, CPM (415) 488-1406
Diane Holzer, LM, PA-C (415) 721-7693
Michelle Borok, LM, CPM (510) 735-7830
A treasure of prevention
One of the greatest strengths of Chinese medicine is its ability to prevent diseases before they arise, by harmonizing a person’s constitution. Proper care of the woman’s body and the refinement of her physiology and emotions with lifestyle and diet. acupuncture and herbs produce smooth, even qi and blood to nurture the baby and the mother. Women who use Chinese medicine during their pregnancy report feeling better, having more energy, have fewer complications and rarely go overdue.
Invaluable healing tools
In addition to its preventative aspects, Chinese medicine has some very real solutions for many pregnancy related conditions, ranging from benign ones such as morning sickness or fatigue, to more serious ones such as threatened miscarriage, colds and flus, failure to thrive, proteinuria, high blood pressure, placental insufficiency etc. Women who are affected by the above often have little to no recourse as they can’t take Western pharmaceutical drugs, or treatment may not exist. Chinese medicine is a safe, age-old and effective way to treat all of these and more.
Labor induction
Most women who receive regular Chinese medicine care during their pregnancy do not go overdue. It is best to check with your acupuncturist a month before your due date, so as to avoid a post-date situation altogether.
If you are post-dates however, acupuncture and a customized herbal formula can really do the trick!
Post-partum replenishment
Chinese medicine for millennia has stressed the importance of replenishing the blood and qi after pregnancy and birth. It is also important to expel all the lochia properly, as incomplete shedding of these materials can later give rise to menstrual dysfunction or, much later, exacerbated menopausal symptoms. In the post-partum period, herbs can help mothers recover their strength, produce milk, expel lochia, check bleeding, and can alleviate common problems such as constipation and mastitis. If needed it is also possible to treat a newborn baby through the mother’s milk, as in the case of colic for example.
We warmly recommend:
Joan Green, LM, CPM (415) 488-1406
Diane Holzer, LM, PA-C (415) 721-7693
Michelle Borok, LM, CPM (510) 735-7830
A treasure of prevention
One of the greatest strengths of Chinese medicine is its ability to prevent diseases before they arise, by harmonizing a person’s constitution. Proper care of the woman’s body and the refinement of her physiology and emotions with lifestyle and diet. acupuncture and herbs produce smooth, even qi and blood to nurture the baby and the mother. Women who use Chinese medicine during their pregnancy report feeling better, having more energy, have fewer complications and rarely go overdue.
Invaluable healing tools
In addition to its preventative aspects, Chinese medicine has some very real solutions for many pregnancy related conditions, ranging from benign ones such as morning sickness or fatigue, to more serious ones such as threatened miscarriage, colds and flus, failure to thrive, proteinuria, high blood pressure, placental insufficiency etc. Women who are affected by the above often have little to no recourse as they can’t take Western pharmaceutical drugs, or treatment may not exist. Chinese medicine is a safe, age-old and effective way to treat all of these and more.
Labor induction
Most women who receive regular Chinese medicine care during their pregnancy do not go overdue. It is best to check with your acupuncturist a month before your due date, so as to avoid a post-date situation altogether.
If you are post-dates however, acupuncture and a customized herbal formula can really do the trick!
Post-partum replenishment
Chinese medicine for millennia has stressed the importance of replenishing the blood and qi after pregnancy and birth. It is also important to expel all the lochia properly, as incomplete shedding of these materials can later give rise to menstrual dysfunction or, much later, exacerbated menopausal symptoms. In the post-partum period, herbs can help mothers recover their strength, produce milk, expel lochia, check bleeding, and can alleviate common problems such as constipation and mastitis. If needed it is also possible to treat a newborn baby through the mother’s milk, as in the case of colic for example.
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