Acupressure For Labor – Does it Work?
If you are in your final stages of your pregnancy and perhaps overdue, you are probably looking for ways to speed up the labor process and induce labor using the safest and most natural way. You probably have also come across tips on inducing labor using acupressure. So before you decide on using acupressure for labor I am sure you would like to know whether it works!! Let’s break down acupressure and examine it in detail. Does it actually have a scientific basis or are you more likely to induce labor by kissing a rose (an old wives tale). Acupressure originates from ancient Chinese medical texts and the idea behind it is similar to that of acupuncture, without the needles of course, which already makes it seem much more appealing. How does it work? Like acupuncture, acupressure stimulates certain points in the body which activate the nervous system. In modern medicine we refer to these points as nerve bundles which is literally a meeting point of nerves. These points are quite sensiti
