Acupuncture as a Routine Pre Birth Treatment
A series of treatments in the final weeks of pregnancy to prepare women for childbirth and help build her energy reserves to prepare her for the post-natal period. It also helps to get the baby into the optimal fetal position which can reduce the pain and the duration of labour.
Research has demonstrated that the duration of labour is reduced by approximately 2 hours in women who receive pre birth acupuncture. It is also widely reported that the labours tend to be more efficient with less intervention needed.
As well as helping with labour it is also used for the following:
- Reducing the need for medical induction
- Ensuring the baby is in a good position
- Constipation
- Leg cramps
- Haemorrhoids / varicose veins
- Difficulty sleeping
- Anxiety
- Pain
- Heartburn
