Berthe Salagnac was the first midwife in France to take up acupuncture, and she quickly noticed all the benefits this new medicine could bring to her patients in labour: better births by easing pain and anxiety; the reduction or removal of medications, so as to eliminate iatrogenic disorders for the mother and above all for the child.

Over the past twenty years, the author has carried out several thousand births with acupuncture. Alongside her professional activity, she has trained many midwives through both theoretical and practical teaching within an obstetric team.

With this book, now in its third edition, Berthe Salagnac shares the testimony of her experience drawn from daily practice. This essential, educational and clear work is the exposition of a fully mastered technique.

It is aimed primarily at midwives, obstetricians and general practitioners interested in acupuncture.