ACUPUNCTURE AND PREGNANCY
WHY ACUPUNCTURE?Â
Many women woner if acupuncture and pregnancy can go together well, Acupuncture treatments help relieve certain disorders often associated with pregnancy and prevent potential complications. Monthly sessions prepare both mother and baby for the upcoming delivery. According to studies, acupuncture has in particular been shown to reduce the length of a first delivery by 4 to 6 hours.
DURING PREGNANCY
Relief of common problems:
- Nausea, vomiting and reflux
- Anxiety and insomnia
- Nosebleed
- Constipation
- Blood circulation issues, swelling and heaviness in the legs, hemorrhoids, vulvar varicose veins
- Lumbar, abdominal and pelvis pain, sciatica
Preterm delivery threats (oligoamnios)
Change in fetal position in the event of breech presentation (treatments administered between the 30th and 34th week)
BEFORE CHILDBIRTH
- Helps with labour induction (when recommended, past term)
- Easing of the perineum
- Stimulation of uterine contractility
AFTER CHILDBIRTH
- Relief of uterine pain
- Treatment of postpartum depression (baby blues)
- Reduction in recovery time of sequelae of childbirth (e.g. oedema, episiotomy, hemorrhoids)
Feel free to visit our website in order to find out about our various locations or call us at 514-225-9520 to know more about our acupuncture department or to make an appointment with our team of acupuncturists.
Reference text: AAGA.qc.com
Text rewritten by Delphine Nguyen, Acupuncturist