Acupuncture

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a safe and effective therapy that offers a drug-free approach to support you through your pregnancy journey.

Preconception:

Acupuncture can assist in optimising, you and your partner’s health, helping to provide the best conditions possible for conception.

Pregnancy:

By the careful choice of points to suit your individual situation, Acupuncture can help relieve many of the symptoms associated with pregnancy, such as nausea and vomiting, physical aches and pains (including back, pelvic and labour pain) and promote a sense of calm and well-being.

The burning of moxibustion (from the Artemisia Vulgaris Latiflora plant) has also traditionally been used to help with optimal foetal positioning by encouraging Baby to turn head down.

Acupressure of specific points can also be used by your partner of birthing partner to help support you through the stages of labour.

Post Natal Period

You’ve had a beautiful baby, or maybe more! But pregnancy, motherhood and labour can be exceedingly demanding.  Acupuncture can help provide a space for you to recover, reflect and regain your strength.  The use of moxa, gentle massage and needling can all help to improve your wellbeing.

Research and Information

The British Acupuncture Council has written factsheets summarising the evidence for acupuncture in Obstetrics and Childbirth

They state:

In pregnant women, acupuncture may help to relieve pain (e.g. back pain, labour pain), improve mood and reduce anxiety, alleviate dyspepsia, and turn a fetus who is breech.

Acupuncture is currently offered by Annette and prices start from £50 . For more details on pricing and for general enquiries please use the contact details below: