Our Pregnancy Acupuncture Programme
Preparing for a Pregnancy
Preparation for pregnancy can begin several months prior to conception. If both partners adopt a preconceptual healthcare programme including fertility acupuncture, reflexology and nutrition for at least 3-4 months prior to conception, it is possible to have an impact on the health of both the egg and sperm and reproductive outcomes.
The First Trimester: (0-12 weeks)
We recommend weekly pregnancy acupuncture during the first trimester. During this stage, there is an increased risk of miscarriage and an even higher risk with IVF pregnancies or where there has been recurrent miscarriage. Maternity reflexology is not available until week 13.
The Second Trimester: (13-28 weeks)
We recommend bi-weekly or monthly pregnancy acupuncture or maternity reflexology during this stage depending on the symptoms associated with your pregnancy.
The Third Trimester: (29-40 weeks)
We recommend bi-weekly or monthly pregnancy acupuncture or maternity reflexology during this stage depending on the symptoms associated with your pregnancy.
Pre-Birth Acupuncture
We recommend
Pre-Birth Acupuncture in the final 3-4 weeks of pregnancy to prepare women for childbirth. Research has demonstrated that the duration of labour in a group of 140 women giving birth for the first time was reduced from 8 hours and 2 minutes in the control group to 6 hours and 36 minutes in the group that received pre-birth acupuncture on a weekly basis from week 36/37 until the due date.