You may be aware of postpartum depression, but many women are experiencing depression during pregnancy as well. Recently studies have shown a positive solution.
According to Health.com, a study was done that treated pregnant women with depression using a pregnant-specific acupuncture and the women had a 63 percent versus a 44 percent response rate in those treated with control acupuncture or massage.
Twenty percent of women are known to have issues with depression while pregnant; their symptoms include hopelessness, sadness emotions that are constant for more than two weeks. Some women feel severe anxiety or a disconnection from their baby in the womb. Even these moms-to-be are experiencing these depressed feelings many are apprehensive to try any medications while pregnant. Depression-specific acupuncture could be a great new tool to use for these hopeless mothers because it is designed to attack those areas that are affected by depression.
“We tested acupuncture as a standalone treatment, and the results are very positive,” said study author Rachel Manber, a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine Sleep Medicine Center in Redwood City, Calif.
Interested in meeting with an acupuncturist? Find one near your home. If you’re pregnant and unsure about any prescriptions, contact your OB/GYN today.
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