Acupuncture Relieves Depression during Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a joyful time for many women, but up to 20 percent experience symptoms of depression, with one in ten pregnant women having symptoms of major depression. Given the potential dangers associated with taking antidepressants during pregnancy, an effective non-drug approach such as acupuncture is welcome.

Depression during pregnancy, also referred to as antepartum depression, is a mood disorder just like clinical depression outside of pregnancy. Mood disorders involve changes in brain chemistry, and pregnancy certainly is a time during which hormones fluctuate significantly. The American Pregnancy Association notes that depression during pregnancy frequently is not diagnosed properly because people assume it is just another type of hormonal imbalance.

By Deborah Mitchell Copyright eMaxhealth.com 2005-2009

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