Treatment to Turn Breech Babies
" My second baby was breech. I started the moxa treatment with Hanna at 37 weeks. My son turned at 39 weeks and I delivered him normally. My midwife was very surprised he had turned so late and was sure it was as a result of the acupuncture, " Rika
" I began the moxa treatment at 36 weeks and in just four days my baby turned round the right way," Noriko
In the 3rd trimester if a scan has revealed your baby is breech Hanna teaches women how to use ’moxa’, a Chinese herb, which warms a point on the feet and stimulates the baby to turn.
In numerous research studies ‘moxibustion’ has been shown to be the most effective way to turn a baby. Best results are usually from 34-37 weeks - with the treatment becoming less effective from week 37/38 but can still work well.
In an Italian study of 260 women with breech presentations 130 women had moxibustion treatment for 7 days and another 130 women did not. 75.4% of the babies in the moxibustion group turned compared to 47.7% in the control group.
(Moxibustion for Correction of Breech Presentation - Cardini et Al, 1998)
