Acupuncture in Pregnancy: Traditional Chinese Medicine has promoted specialized treatment for women in pregnancy care and postpartum recovery for over 3000 years. Pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal recovery are viewed as essential to and as a window of opportunity to enhance a woman’s well being and health. Therefore if proper care is not taken the resulting problems may affect a woman for her whole life. Thus, prevention is essential to strengthen the mother and baby and all problems are dealt with as they occur during pregnancy. Today this care is becoming increasingly widespread and is used by acupuncturists and specially trained midwives in countries such as Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, and New Zealand. In these countries acupuncture is available in specialized antenatal clinics and maternity hospitals.

Acupuncture can be used in a variety of ways to promote foetal and maternal health including:

• Miscarriage
  
• Threatened miscarriage
  
• Early pregnancy supportive care
  
• Nausea and vomiting
  
• Constipation and hemorrhoids
  
• Varicose veins and vulval varicosities
  
• Headaches and migraines
  
• Musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain, pelvic and hip pain
  
• Fatigue and exhaustion
  
• Anxiety and depression
  
• Itching in pregnancy                                                                           
• Hypertension disorders including Pregnancy-induced hypertension
  
• Gestational diabetes
  
• Breech and posterior positioned babies
  
• Preparation for a medical Induction
  
• Pre-birth acupuncture to prepare the body for an efficient labour
  
• Acupressure taught to support people to use for pain relief during labour
  
• Postpartum recovery

 

Acupuncture in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum

Every pregnancy, birth and postpartum period is as unique as the baby you are carrying. With the help of my tools and knowledge I help your body, mind and spirit to adjust to the changes that are happening in your body and your life. From nausea to back pain, emotional swings to mothering concerns I create a space for you to come and let it all go, realign yourself and leave more grounded, confident and stronger.