Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Pregnant Women with Noncephalic Presentation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Joint Authors
Miranda-Garcia, Maite
Domingo Gómez, Cristina
Molinet-Coll, Cristina
Nishishinya, Betina
Allaoui, Ikram
Gómez Roig, M. Dolores
Goberna-Tricas, Josefina
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Breech presentation at the time of delivery is 3.8–4%.
Fetuses that maintain a noncephalic presentation beyond 32 weeks will have a lower probability of spontaneous version before labor.
Given the increasing interest in exploring the use of complementary medicine during pregnancy and childbirth, the moxibustion technique, a type of traditional Chinese medicine, could be another option to try turning a breech baby into a cephalic presentation.
Objectives.
To review the evidence from systematic reviews (SR) on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in pregnant women with noncephalic presentation.
Main Results.
Our SR synthesizes the results from five clinical trials on pregnant women with a singleton noncephalic presentation.
There is evidence that moxibustion reduces the number of noncephalic presentations at the time of birth compared with no treatment.
The adverse effects that acupuncture and moxibustion can cause seem to be irrelevant.
Most SRs agree that there are no adverse effects directly related to acupuncture and moxibustion.
Conclusions.
Even though the results obtained are positive and the five reviews conclude that moxibustion reduces the number of noncephalic presentations at birth (alone or combined with postural techniques or acupuncture), there is considerable heterogeneity between them.
Better methodologically designed studies are required in the future to reaffirm this conclusion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Miranda-Garcia, Maite& Domingo Gómez, Cristina& Molinet-Coll, Cristina& Nishishinya, Betina& Allaoui, Ikram& Gómez Roig, M. Dolores…[et al.]. 2019. Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Pregnant Women with Noncephalic Presentation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150716
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Miranda-Garcia, Maite…[et al.]. Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Pregnant Women with Noncephalic Presentation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150716
American Medical Association (AMA)
Miranda-Garcia, Maite& Domingo Gómez, Cristina& Molinet-Coll, Cristina& Nishishinya, Betina& Allaoui, Ikram& Gómez Roig, M. Dolores…[et al.]. Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Pregnant Women with Noncephalic Presentation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150716