Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy
Pregnancy support is provided either online or in person. Acupuncture and acupressure use specific points on the body with the aim of balancing disharmony and are used clinically for fertility, through pregnancy and post partum.
Pregnancy acupuncture/acupressure is often used by traditional acupuncturists for morning sickness, fatigue, anxiety, depression, insomnia, miscarriage, breech, preparation for labour and various types of pain including pain during labour.
Morning Sickness
The recipes below serve as typical medicinal foods from an East-Asian perspective for anyone who is lacking in nutrition. They are easily digested and generally tolerated well so are ideal ways for women with morning sickness to get the nutrients they need.
The Year of the Rabbit
Happy Year of the Black Rabbit! In the words of my father (Eddie Lowe 1941-2022)...
Sun leen fai lo, sun tey geng hong, gong he fa choi.
This means, happy new year, may you have good health and may you be prosperous!...(complete with cheeky smile and wagging finger).
Chinese new year follows the lunar cycle and the first month begins with 2 weeks of celebration from new moon in January through to full moon in February. This year it's Jan 22-Feb 4.
This 2023 lunar new year welcomes the black (yin, water) rabbit who likes to take things cautiously possibly swinging back and forth, making sure all is correct before jumping into things. Rabbit in general is a wood animal so this can be a pretty harmonious year for some as water feeds wood.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Survey data from midwifery acupuncturists’ in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and how they help women manage anxiety and depression during pregnancy is published online by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. in Medical Acupuncture.
Lee-Ana Lowe and Debra Betts. (2023). Midwifery acupuncturists’ management of antenatal anxiety and depression: data from a survey in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Medical Acupuncture. ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2022.0062
Data from interviews with midwifery acupuncturists in Aotearoa and their views on acupuncture use for antenatal anxiety and depression can be found in the New Zealand College of Midwives Journal.
Lowe, L-A., & Betts, D. (2021). Midwives’ experiences of caring for women with antenatal anxiety and depression: A qualitative study with midwifery acupuncturists. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 57, 20-26. https://doi.org/10.12784/nzcomjnl57.2021.3.20-26
Other Publications
Lowe, L-A., & Betts, D. (2023) Referral from Midwifery Acupuncturists in Aotearoa New Zealand - Barriers and Concerns. Journal of Chinese Medicine, 133/22. https://www.journalofchinesemedicine.com/referral-from-midwifery-acupuncturists-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-barriers-and-concerns.html
Self-Published Contributor
Contributor of Chinese Medicine food information in Eddie Lowe’s Cookbook.
Lowe, E. (2019). Eddie Lowe’s Cookbook = Liu hai shun cai pu : zhong guo cheng jiu jia. Self-published: Kim Lowe. https://natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primoexplore/fulldisplay?vid=NLNZ&docid=NLNZ_ALMA21334094440002836&context=L&serch_scope=NLNZ