Women presenting with low pressure post-partum headache following neuraxial 
techniques are frequently offered an epidural blood patch, despite its inherent 
risks. We present two parturients with classical symptoms of low-pressure 
headache, who each received neuraxial labour analgesia without a documented 
dural puncture with a Tuohy needle. Both parturients were successfully managed 
using acupuncture rather than an epidural blood patch.