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Acupuncture During Pregnancy: What's Safe and What Helps
Pregnancy Pregnancy

Acupuncture During Pregnancy: What's Safe and What Helps

When someone suggests acupuncture during pregnancy, your first question is probably whether it’s safe. The short answer is yes. Acupuncture is safe throughout pregnancy when performed by a practitioner trained in prenatal care, and it can help with many of the discomforts that come with each trimester, from nausea and back pain to anxiety and labor preparation.

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Trying to Conceive: Where to Start
Fertility Fertility

Trying to Conceive: Where to Start

You've decided you're ready to start a family, and you want to do everything right. But the internet is full of conflicting advice, and it's hard to know what actually matters. Here's where to focus your energy and what you can stop worrying about.

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Morning Sickness and Acupuncture: Relief That Actually Works
Pregnancy Pregnancy

Morning Sickness and Acupuncture: Relief That Actually Works

You waited so long to see that positive test, and now that you’re finally pregnant, you feel terrible. The nausea hits in waves, sometimes in the morning, sometimes all day. Acupuncture is one of the most effective and well-researched treatments available for pregnancy nausea, working through the nervous system to calm the heightened nausea response without any risk to you or your baby.

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