Acupuncture can support women through pregnancy and it is a safe treatment to have when you are pregnant when performed by a licensed practitioner. Some women are troubled with aches, pains and discomforts. Potential uses during pregnancy include treating the following:
– Stress, anxiety & depression
– Morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum (severe nausea and vomiting)
– Insomnia
– Digestive issues such as indigestion and constipation
– Swelling
– Headache
– Musculoskeletal aches and pains such as back, pelvis & neck
– Pre-eclampsia
– Breech babies
– Labour pain
Acupuncture can also help to induce labour.