Effectiveness of acupuncture in postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture appears to be effective for postpartum depression with respect to certain outcomes. However, the evidence thus far is inconclusive. Further high-quality RCTs following standardised guidelines with a low risk of bias are needed to confirm the effectiveness of acupuncture for postpartum depression.
PMID: 29907576 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Li S, Zhong W, Peng W, Jiang G Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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