Acupuncture plus moxibustion to resolve breech presentation: a randomized controlled study

METHODS: 240 women at 33-35 weeks of gestation carrying a fetus in breech presentation were randomized to receive active treatment (acupuncture plus moxibustion) or to be assigned to the observation group. Bilateral acupuncture plus moxibustion was applied at the BL67 acupoint (Zhiyin). The primary outcome of the study was fetal presentation at delivery. RESULTS: At delivery, the proportion of cephalic version was lower in the observation group than in the active-treatment group. Thus, the proportion of Cesarean sections indicated for breech presentation was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the observation group.