For centuries acupuncturists have utilized the practice of acupuncture to facilitate and expedite labor and delivery. Within the third trimester, we employ classical acupuncture points to prepare the body for labor and when the time comes, we start needling additional points to initiate and maintain the process of labor.
Using acupuncture to support labor and delivery can bolster your energy, improve efficiency and support your transition as you bring life into the world. Whether it is your first child or your fifth, sixth, etc, acupuncture is genuinely supportive for the journey ahead.
In addition to supporting and expediting the physiological processes necessary for a smooth labor and delivery, acupuncture and Chinese medicine tends to the unique emotional needs of the individual. If fear or uncertainty is part of your experience, frustration around feeling a loss of control, generalized anxiety about life’s big questions, the Chinese medicine paradigm honors and supports our emotional experience as well as our physical experience.
If you have additional questions, please book a Free Initial Consultation and we can discuss things further.