Many patients come to see me at 33, 34, or 35 weeks because an ultrasound or a midwife’s exam just told them their baby is breech. They usually arrive with the same questions. How long do I have? What are my options? What should I try first, and in what order? This post is the map I give them. It covers what moxibustion and acupuncture are, and also ECV, chiropractic care, positioning, and birth planning, because the best decisions happen when you see all of the options side

October is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month. I have experienced pregnancy loss myself. I know what the weeks after a miscarriage feel like: the physical recovery happening alongside the grief, the medical system moving on faster than you are ready to, the uncertainty about when and whether to try again. I became a fertility acupuncturist partly because of that experience, and supporting patients through loss and into the next pregnancy is some of the most meaningful clinical wo

Shooting pain down your leg, aching hips, symphysis pubis pain — pregnancy sciatica and pelvic girdle pain are common and very treatable. Here is what acupuncture does and what to do at home.

People come to me mid-IVF cycle all the time and ask some version of the same question: Does this actually work, or is it just something people do to feel like they're doing something? Acupuncture during IVF is not magic. It doesn't override a poor stimulation response or turn a chromosomally abnormal embryo into a healthy one. What it does do, and what the research has been increasingly clear on, is improve the biological environment in which IVF is happening. Better circula

Each journey to parenthood is unique, and some include the need for a surrogate. From time to time, intended parents ask surrogates to...

As a fertility and women's health specialist, I help countless women of all ages through many stages of life for which standard medicine...

Many of our patients come to taproot to get help getting pregnant. But did you know acupuncture can also accompany you all throughout...

Recurrent pregnancy loss is devastating and frequently under-investigated. Here is what the workup should include, what Chinese medicine addresses, and what realistic support looks like.

Right before birth, most babies are in a headfirst position in the mother's womb. Sometimes however, the baby is in a bottom-first or...

October is pregnancy loss awareness month. Many women go through this tragedy isolated, but support is available. Your social media feed...