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Therapies to aid
natural labour
Alternative therapies are used to encourage your body to release
hormones and start labour naturally. They aim to promote normal
labour and birth and can reduce the need for intervention and medical
induction of labour.
Acupuncture to
prepare for labour:
Combined therapies:
If a natural birth is important to you, you may
wish to consider pre-birth Acupuncture,
a course of treatments performed once
a week from 37 weeks. Treatment can reduce
the time between your due date
and the birth. It can enable a more efficient
labour, and may also reduce labour time, rate of
medical induction and caesarean section,
as well as the rate of epidural use. If your baby
is overdue, acupuncture can provide
a gentle, natural inducement allowing you to
maintain control during labour and helping
you to achieve a natural, spontaneous birth.
Treatment begins at 40 weeks.
From your due date your therapist will work on
specific acupressure points that encourage
the release of hormones to promote labour.
This is in addition to reflexology which
stimulates specific points on the feet, followed
by a relaxing aromatherapy foot massage
with essential oils to promote tightening and
encourage relaxation. Prior to attending, it is
advisable to see your community midwife to
have a stretch and sweep performed as this
combination has shown to be beneficial.
These treatment sessions also give
you the opportunity for discussion with
experienced midwives.
Your Therapists
Marie Cairns RM
Marie is a qualified and practising midwife
who also holds a level 6 diploma qualification
in the use of complementary therapies in
midwifery practice. Marie’s specialist research
interest is in the use of aromatherapy during
pregnancy and labour to reduce caesarean
sections.
Tanya Dalton RGN, RM, Lic.Ac
Tanya is a qualified nurse and midwife who
holds the licenciate in acupuncture and is a
member of the British Acupuncture Council.
For more information and to book telephone:
01789 412 994 or email [email protected]
A Social Enterprise Company and wholly owned subsidiary
of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Complementary
Therapies
for during and
after birth
Looking for a natural
approach to your
pregnancy and labour?
A holistic approach
enables you to maintain
control therefore giving
you more choice in
pregnancy and birth.
Designed to support your personal
needs, restore and rebalance your
body’s energies, our therapies work
alongside the hospital’s standard
healthcare to promote a healthy
pregnancy and birth.
Why choose complimentary therapies?
Complimentary therapies can offer benefits
for many conditions during and after
pregnancy including:
•Nausea/vomiting
during pregnancy
•Relaxation
pregnancy discomforts
•Relieving
preparation
•Labour
Natural
induction
•Breech (alabour
treatment to turn
• baby into asimple
head down position)
•Recovery following birth
When booking, we will ensure the treatments
requested are suitable for you. At the initial
appointment our therapists will carry out a
thorough consultation to ensure it is safe
to treat you. Each therapy will be adapted
according to your individual needs.
Treatments can be booked
for £45 per session.
To book call 01789 412 994.
Our therapies
Massage, received regularly during
pregnancy has proven to aid relaxation,
which encourages the natural onset of
labour, improving the chances of a normal
birth. It can also be used to target pregnancy
ailments such as hip pain or oedema.
Following childbirth, massage can aid
recovery physically and emotionally, assisting
the body’s natural healing response.
Aromatherapy can be used
alongside a personalised massage treatment
to relax, calm and uplift. Alternatively, it can
be used to treat a specific problem such as
post birth bruising or the ‘baby blues’. The
oils will be specifically blend for your needs.
Reflexology aims to restore
homeostasis – internal equilibrium – where
the body works in harmony to promote health.
Your therapist works on specific zones on the
soles of the feet to influence organs and to
treat disorders. After pregnancy, reflexology
can support recovery from birth, stimulate
lactation, reduce constipation, painful
perineum and third day blues.
Acupuncture is a safe and widely
accepted form of treatment during pregnancy.
In addition to relaxation and relief of common
pregnancy ailments, research shows that
Acupuncture can be very effective throughout
your pregnancy.
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese
therapy that has been successfully used in
western medicine. It is used to turn breech
babies into the head down position ideally
around 35 weeks; however babies have
turned near to full term. No needles are
involved; instead a warming herb is used
to stimulate acupuncture points on the little
toes. Women typically note an increase in
baby’s movements and report feeling relaxed
and calm.