pregnancy care post natal acupuncture cork

Pregnancy & Post-Natal Support

Acupuncture for Pregnancy & Post Natal Support

We can help you with your pregnancy & post natal support. At Cork Acupuncture we believe your pregnancy is precious and giving birth is probably one of the most momentous events in a woman’s life and having a happy, healthy and straightforward pregnancy definitely helps towards having a happy, healthy and straightforward birth.

We want to support you during this important time. Acupuncture can relieve conditions commonly experienced during pregnancy such as nausea, fatigue, insomnia, restless legs, pelvic pain and back ache. Treatments are gentle and designed to support a healthy pregnancy and keep you relaxed and unstressed whilst you connect with your baby.

We are also experienced in working with people who have had a pregnancy or baby loss, and provide supportive, compassionate treatments. Pregnancy & post natal support with acupuncture can help bring your body and mind back into a more balanced state after dealing with a traumatic event.

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Pregnancy & Post Natal Support

early pregnancy support

You may experience feelings of anxiety in early pregnancy, particularly if the pregnancy follows a previous miscarriage or IVF treatment.  During the first twelve weeks of your pregnancy, our early acupuncture in pregnancy method is designed to provide support and reassurance and help you cope with early symptoms, such as morning sickness and tiredness.

For relaxation and wellbeing of mothers-to-be we recommend a maintenance session every four to six weeks.

preparing for birth

Research suggests that pre-birth acupuncture reduces labour time and the need for medical intervention. Therefore from 36 weeks we recommend weekly acupuncture to help you prepare for labour.  Treatment is designed to help the cervix to soften and the baby to descend into an optimum position.

turning breech babies

Most babies turn spontaneously into the head down position.  A small number (3-4%) remain in breech position at birth. Should your baby not have turned by 37-42 weeks you may be offered external cephalic version (ECV) to try to move the baby manually. We provide a traditional Chinese treatment called moxibustion to encourage the baby to turn. This treatment has most chance of success if given between 33-36 weeks. A randomized control trial reported 75.4% of babies in the moxibustion group turned by birth compared to 47.7 % in the control group. Treatment involves using moxa – a warming herb – to stimulate acupuncture points on the foot.

promoting natural childbirth

If you are overdue by at least 2 days, acupuncture can be used to stimulate uterine contractions to gently help natural labour become established. This can also help for pain relief and to facilitate a natural birth with the minimum of analgesic drugs and medical intervention.

post-natal support

New mothers should be encouraged to rest as much as possible and eat nutritious food to help replace the precious reserves that have been used to make their beautiful baby. Being too active after the birth or not having adequate rest can delay the return to a pre pregnancy state.

Acupuncture support at this time comes in the form of one or two sessions of ‘mother warming’ – using moxa – a warming herb on various acupuncture points to restore energy, create a restful state and encourage the body to recover.

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