简介:MidwivesintheWellingtonregionhavenotedthatwomenreceivingprebirthacupunctureconsistentlyexperiencemoreefficientlabours.Midwivesreportthatthelengthoflabourisreduced,particularlyinprimigravidwomen,withareductioninmedicalinterventionrequired.Thispaperwillevaluateanauditof15midwiveswhohavecompletedaspecializedtrainingprogrammeinacupunctureandcurrentlyofferprebirthacupunctureasanadjuncttotheirmidwiferypractice.