"Here is a remarkable book in several respects: it is a book by a midwife, speaking to midwives, and it can be read on several levels.

For the midwife or obstetrician who also practises acupuncture, it brings many details, insights drawn from practical experience, a fresh look at the use of points and also at Chinese dietetics during pregnancy; it refines and simplifies the clinical pictures; it also explains how to work the points without needles (acupressure), thus making application possible by the pregnant woman herself or by those around her. It leads the professional to deepen the knowledge covered by encouraging them to pursue further training.

For the midwife or obstetrician unfamiliar with acupuncture, it makes it possible to understand that Chinese medicine is rational — that is, based on reasoning and on a logic that becomes intelligible as soon as one considers the semiology (clinical signs) within its own framework.

For the readership of pregnant women, it opens the door to an approach beyond the sole medicated response. It helps make sense of felt symptoms and eases the apprehension born of ignorance." — Dr J-M Bouschbacher

"In this book, Debra Betts offers a practical compilation of knowledge drawn from traditional Chinese medicine and refined through her personal field experience over some twenty years. The information is presented succinctly, simply and systematically, in a language accessible both to the general public and to the professionals concerned with pregnancy and childbirth." — Jane Lyttleton