It is actually an interesting article to read. The researchers had apparently
wanted to use an alternate herb / treatment as a placebo, but Chinese women
are so familiar with moxibustion to turn a breech baby, they decided the
placebo effect would be null and void. The paper describes the treatment
protocol in detail. As I wrote earlier, it seems to me to be critical to use
the moxa between 33 and 35 weeks to get the optimum effect. Unfortunately,
many of us (midwives) are unwilling to make a diagnosis of breech at 33
weeks, so as to not alarm the mum, and since 50% will turn on their own by
35/36 weeks this reluctance is understandable. However, that leaves ~25% of
mum's with breech babies at 33 weeks with breech babies at 36 weeks/at term.
I think we should talk about the treatment with a handout and options for
getting the treatment as close to 33 weeks as possible. Good on you Lois for
getting the moxa. Marilyn
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