Pregnancy

Reflexology can be beneficial at every stage of your pregnancy to help soothe pregnancy ailments and prepare the body for birth.

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Common side effects in pregnancy, that reflexology may be able to help with include;

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• Constipation

• Pelvic girdle pain/lower back pain

• Swelling of the hands and feet

• Heartburn / indigestion

• Itching

• Morning Sickness

• Fatigue

• PLUS more...

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Near the end of your pregnancy reflexology can be used to help:

• Prepare the body for the birth

  • Birth can be made easier by the right hormones being secreted to bring on contractions and soften the cervix

• Giving natural assistance to help a breach baby turn

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Recent studies have shown that reflexology can;

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1. Significantly reduces the pain during labour (1, 3)

2. Reduces the length of the first stage of labour (1, 3)

3. Improves sleep quality in post-natal women (2)

4. Reduces pain and stress levels for women with low back pain or pelvic girdle pain (6 x weekly treatments) (5)

5. Lowers anxiety scores for women in labour (30 min treatment) (6)