American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 271.e1-271.e9 , September 2009

Auricular acupuncture as a treatment for pregnant women who have low back and posterior pelvic pain: a pilot study

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 13-17, 2007.

  • Shu-Ming Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Shu-Ming Wang, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208051, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06520-8051
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  • Peggy DeZinno, RN, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Women's Education and Life Learning Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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  • Eric C. Lin, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • Haiqun Lin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • James J. Yue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • Michael R. Berman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • Ferne Braveman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • Zeev N. Kain, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Human Behavior, University of California School of Medicine, Irvine, CA

Received 19 November 2008 ,Revised 6 March 2009 ,Accepted 16 April 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Wang S-M, DeZinno P, Lin EC, et al. Auricular acupuncture as a treatment for pregnant women who have low back and posterior pelvic pain: a pilot study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:271.e1-9.

 This study was supported by National Center for the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Grant R21 AT001613-03.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00424-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.028

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 271.e1-271.e9 , September 2009

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