Debra Betts

NZ Reg. Nurse, Lic Acupuncture British College,

Dip Ac, BHSc ( Acupuncture)

With a background in nursing Debra graduated with a Diploma in Acupuncture from the London College of Acupuncture in 1989. Returning to New Zealand in 1991 she established a private practice specialising in pregnancy and women’s health care.

She began specifically developing and teaching acupuncture courses to midwives in 1997. This led to the publication of articles on the subject of the use of acupuncture in obstetric practice in 1999, the publication of her book "The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth" in 2006 and the oppertuntiy to lecture internationally on the use of obstetric acupuncture.

She currently acts as a supervisor for the New Zealand School of Acupuncture at the Lower Hutt hospital antenatal acupuncture clinic, while undertaking her PhD examining the effect of acupuncture on threatened miscarrige.

Debra and her husband live in Wellington, New Zealand and have three children. The youngest two were natural deliveries, using the techniques outlined in her acupressure  pamphlet.

Illustrations

Original illustrations

Tina Young

Sourced illustrations

Reproduced with permission from A Manual of Acupuncture, Peter Deadman and Mazin Al-Khafaji (2001)