Pregnancy Support

Pregnancy Acupuncture

I’m Dr. Lisa Grant, OMD, FABORM, and I offer prenatal acupuncture in Las Vegas at Spring Mountains Acupuncture (7381 Prairie Falcon Rd #140, 89128, Summerlin side) as pregnancy support alongside your OB/GYN or midwife. I treat morning sickness and exhaustion, bleeding in pregnancy (subchorionic hematoma, threatened miscarriage), an incompetent or thinning cervix, and breech babies between weeks 32 and 36.

Nausea, Exhaustion, Subchorionic Hematoma, Incompetent/Thinning Cervix; Breech Baby

Morning Sickness

Congratulations!

You’re pregnant! And exhausted. And nauseous. Possibly even throwing up.

Pregnancy brings about all sorts of changes in how you feel, and not always for the better. Acupuncture during pregnancy has a low rate of side effects when done by a trained practitioner: a systematic review of 105 studies found about 1.3% of patients had side effects possibly caused by acupuncture, all mild or moderate and mostly needle pain (PMC4112450).

That matters most in the first trimester, when it’s best to avoid medication if possible. Exhaustion is the biggest issue that my pregnant patients grapple with. Acupuncture offers a safe, drug free approach to minimizing exhaustion and helping you get through your working day.

Morning sickness (or in bad cases, pregnancy sickness) also responds well to acupuncture. I have successfully treated everything from mild nausea, so that my patients can eat, to hyperemesis, which allows my patients to avoid trips to the ER and hospitalization for severe dehydration. Generally, patients come in once a week during the first trimester.

In the absence of complications, once the first trimester is over I recommend once a month treatments just to keep everything developing smoothly.

Bleeding During Pregnancy: Subchorionic Hematoma, Threatened Miscarriage

It is a frightening thing to bleed during pregnancy.

In my clinical experience, acupuncture may help support a threatened miscarriage in many, though not all, cases. Acupuncture will not prevent a miscarriage that is due to congenital defects, but in my clinical experience it may help support women with recurring miscarriages that arise from energetic weaknesses in the mother that threaten an otherwise healthy pregnancy.

In my clinical experience, acupuncture and herbs together may help support the body while a subchorionic hematoma is being monitored by your OB, which in some cases can threaten the pregnancy.

Incompetent Cervix

In my clinical experience, acupuncture and herbs in combination may help support an incompetent or thinning cervix, which may reduce the need for bed rest. Treatment is usually once a week for the remainder of the pregnancy. Some of my patients have been able to keep working, though a reduced level of activity is still advised, and your OB makes the call on bed rest.

Needling in Pregnancy: Belly Points, Avoided Points and Labor Prep

I do not use any points on the belly during pregnancy.

There are also points that should generally be avoided in pregnancy unless there is a specific, necessary reason to treat them. I do offer labor prep treatments.

Tell me and your OB or midwife about any bleeding, a history of miscarriage, or cervical concerns before treatment.

Breech Baby

In my clinical experience, acupuncture may help support a breech baby in turning.

The best time to try and turn the baby is between weeks 32-36. Appointments are once a week, and I teach you techniques to use at home to encourage the baby to turn. Turning the baby avoids the need for a C-Section, and greatly improves the birthing experience!

I have treated all of these conditions in my practice; these statements are based on my clinical experience. Please contact me to schedule your appointment.

Let me support you during pregnancy so you can focus on nurturing your baby!

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