Is acupuncture effective for PPD?

There’s mixed evidence on the efficacy of acupuncture for major depressive disorder, and very little research on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for PPD. Safety is a somewhat greater concern for acupuncture than for other non-pharmacological therapies, because some acupuncture points reportedly hasten labor. In three studies of acupuncture for PPD, two studies found greater efficacy than control (sham) acupuncture, but the third did not.^[1]