Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth
| AUTHOR | West, Zita |
| PUBLISHER | Churchill Livingstone (04/01/2008) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students and practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages and actions during pregnancy and labour.
- Highly illustrated with summary boxes and guidelines
- Covers nutritional aspects of pregnancy
- Gives practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture through the four trimesters of pregnancy and labour
- Uses case examples to further illustrate the text
- Covers recent advances in relation to the effects of aspirin and heparin to the immune system and pregnancy
- Includes IVF pregnancies
- Glossary and appendix of useful addresses
- Fully updated and revised throughout to include recent research
- Nutrition and its effect on the foetus (new and developing area of research)
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780443103711
ISBN-10:
0443103712
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
272
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
7.57 x 0.77 x 9.82 inches
Weight:
1.83 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Medical | Acupuncture
Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Dewey Decimal:
618.1
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ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students and practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages and actions during pregnancy and labour.
- Highly illustrated with summary boxes and guidelines
- Covers nutritional aspects of pregnancy
- Gives practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture through the four trimesters of pregnancy and labour
- Uses case examples to further illustrate the text
- Covers recent advances in relation to the effects of aspirin and heparin to the immune system and pregnancy
- Includes IVF pregnancies
- Glossary and appendix of useful addresses
- Fully updated and revised throughout to include recent research
- Nutrition and its effect on the foetus (new and developing area of research)
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Author:
West, Zita
Combining her practice of midwifery with a firm belief in holistic principles. Zita West is a highly regarded advisor on preconception and pregnancy. In addition to appearing regularly on television and writing a weekly column in Prima Baby magazine. Dr West is also the author of Pregnancy: The Natural Way.
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