Sunday 28 February 2010

Acupuncture helps depression in pregnancy

Acupuncture may offer a drug-free alternative for treating depression in pregnant women, researchers have found. Two thirds of women in the trial reported a significant improvement of their symptoms when receiving acupuncture. The study of 150 women with depression was conducted by a team at Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA (from Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology via Telegraph).