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Restless Fetus

How Chinese medicine differentiates threatened miscarriage / restless fetus into the 6 patterns behind it, and the points for each. Distinct from this site's Fetus Malposition page. Acupuncture only — no herbs.

Any vaginal bleeding, cramping, or fluid loss in pregnancy is a medical emergency requiring immediate obstetric assessment — acupuncture may only ever be used alongside that supervision, never in place of it.
General Acupuncture Points

Acupuncture points traditionally used for a restless fetus (threatened miscarriage) — 3 key points, used across the patterns below rather than tied to just one.

PointKey action
SP-6Strengthens the Spleen. Resolves Dampness. Promotes the function of the Liver and the smooth flow of Liver-Qi.
ST-36Benefits Stomach and Spleen. Tonifies Qi and Blood. Tonifies the Original Qi.
BL-23Tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes the Kidney-Essence. Consolidates Kidney-Qi. Strengthens the lower back.
The Six Patterns

↑ reinforcing   ↓ reducing   ⊥ even method.

1. Kidney Qi not Firm View full pattern →

Clinical manifestations: Light pale or pink spotting, a sore lower back, a bearing-down abdominal sensation, frequent clear urination, dizziness, tinnitus.
Tongue: Pale, slightly puffy, thin white coat. Pulse: Deep and weak, especially at the Chi positions.
Treatment principle: Tonify Kidney-Qi, stabilize the Directing and Penetrating Vessels, calm the fetus.

2. Qi and Blood Deficiency

Clinical manifestations: Pale scanty spotting; an empty sinking abdominal sensation; a pale complexion; fatigue; dizziness and palpitations.
Tongue: Pale, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, lacking force.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi and Blood to provide holding power and nourishment for the fetus.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone combined Qi-and-Blood-Deficiency has no matching deck slide on this site.

3. Heat in the Blood

Clinical manifestations: Bright red or dark thick vaginal bleeding, irritability, body heat worse at night, thirst for cold drinks, a bitter taste, yellow urine.
Tongue: Red with red spots, thin yellow dry coating. Pulse: Rapid and forceful, often wiry or slippery.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat from the Blood, cool the uterus, stop the bleeding while calming the fetus.
Note: Confirmed absent again: plain Heat-in-the-Blood has no matching deck slide on this site.

4. Blood Stagnation in the Directing and Penetrating Vessels View full pattern →

Clinical manifestations: Dark purplish spotting with clots, fixed stabbing lower-abdominal pain worse with pressure and at night, a history of trauma or surgery.
Tongue: Purple or dusky with possible stasis spots, engorged sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy and wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, resolve stasis, ease the fixed pain while securing the fetus.

5. Spleen Qi Deficiency View full pattern →

Clinical manifestations: Pale scanty spotting or watery discharge, extreme fatigue, poor appetite with bloating, loose stools, a heavy sinking lower-abdominal sensation.
Tongue: Pale and puffy with tooth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Deficient overall, especially weak at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Spleen-Qi, raise the sinking Qi to lift and secure the fetus.

6. Blood Stagnation and Phlegm in the Uterus

Clinical manifestations: Fixed stabbing lower-abdominal pain, dark clotted vaginal bleeding, thick sticky discharge, palpable uterine masses, a heavy full lower abdomen.
Tongue: Purple with stasis spots, swollen with teeth marks, white greasy coating. Pulse: Choppy and slippery, often wiry at the left Guan.
Treatment principle: Resolve Blood stasis, dissolve masses, stabilize the uterine environment.
Note: Confirmed absent again: this site's own Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids pages leave the identically-named pattern unlinked for the same reason — no deck slide combines Blood-Stagnation-and-Phlegm-in-the-Uterus.
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