Pregnancy Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for a wide range of pregnancy-related conditions.

A major benefit of having acupuncture during pregnancy is that it is drug free so there are no subsequent side effects that may be harmful to mother or baby and can be particularly helpful if you wish to reduce or avoid medication, for symptoms such as migraine headaches or sciatica, for example.

Some women want to have acupuncture for general well-being during their pregnancy and many women will come and have weekly, acupuncture sessions in the lead up to labour, in order to have more energy and to help them to sleep.

Some research studies suggest that having acupuncture in the weeks leading up to labour may help to relax the body and therefore help the women to go onto have a better experience during the labour itself.

I have specialised in acupuncture for fertility, IVF, ART and pregnancy for many years. In 1997 and 1998 I interned with Zita West at her acupuncture antenatal clinic at Warwick Hospital and again with Sarah Budd in 2000 at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, where Sarah was the first midwife to set up an acupuncture service for pregnant women in the NHS. During 1999-2002 I ran a multi-bed fertility and pregnancy clinic at the College of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa.

Whilst running my clinics, I have lectured at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, on acupuncture during pregnancy and ran workshops for trainee midwives at Oxford Brookes University, on the use of moxibustion for helping to turn breech babies and on acupuncture for antenatal and postnatal conditions.

As a certified Tui Na practitioner (Chinese therapeutic massage based on the acupuncture points and meridian channels), I have found it very effective to combine both acupuncture and Tui Na techniques to assist my fertility clients.

I have been a contributor to Pregnancy and Birth magazine and to the National Childbirth Trust publications (NCT) and was a member of the Acupuncture forChildbirth Team (ACT) Oxfordshire.

Some of the issues that women come to see me for are:

  • Morning sickness
  • Stress and anxiety
  • General well-being
  • Heartburn
  • High or low B.P
  • Migraines and headaches
  • SPD or pelvic girdle pain
  • Backache and sciatica
  • Turning Breech presentation babies
  • Pre-birth preparation
  • To induce labour
  • Teaching couples acupressure points for labour
  • Postnatal restorative treatments

When seeking an acupuncturist for treatment during pregnancy, it is important to find a practitioner who specialises in this area.

For all appointments or enquiries, please call me on 07485 042302
or email: enquiries@sarahbrownacupuncture.co.uk

 

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