title: 'Forbidden points' in pregnancy: no plausible mechanism for risk.
abstract: It has been suggested that acupuncture may pose particular risks during pregnancy: by enhancing oxygenation to the developing embryo (presumably via increasing blood flow to the uterus); by affecting the level of maternal progesterone in early pregnancy; or by stimulating uterine contractions. This article examines the proposed risks and fails to find any plausible physiological mechanism for them.
authors: British Medical Acupuncture Society, Royal London Hospital, London, UK. BMASLondon@aol.com
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