Moxibustion Helps to turn breech babies
By Lee Sung-hun Recently, an expectant mother of foreign nationality visited my clinic.She was pregnant with twins and wanted to discuss options for turning her fetuses from the breech position. It was a noticeable occasion as she was an expatriate living in Korea, whereas pregnant Korean women rarely ask for Oriental treatment options for breech positions.It seems that non-Korean parents are better-informed about various treatment options.The aforementioned patient went through eight sessions of treatments, at which time it was confirmed that both of her babies were turned to the vertex (head-down) position and the treatments ended subsequently.Expectant mothers are naturally apprehensive of any type of medical treatment for fears of premature delivery or causing congenital abnormalities in their babies.When it comes to Oriental medicine, no matter what the treatment, be it acupuncture, moxibustion or medication, they are no less cautious.The fact is, however, Oriental medical textbooks have recorded treatments to promote healthy pregnancy for both mother and baby alike, and ha
Sep 25, 2016
