What is Labor or Maternity Acupressure?
Labor or Maternity Acupressure is a safe and natural holistic method that can have an extremely positive effect in preparing the mother and the baby for the birth. It’s a very simple hands-on non-intrusive technique that is similar to acupuncture – but without the needles. It uses only application of pressure on specific spots on the skin and can be safely used at home with basic instructions. It’s an effective and completely safe technique for inducing labor naturally and getting labor pain relief without drugs. It doesn’t include any negative side effects or pose potential harm to the mother or the unborn baby. But what exactly is acupressure? Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 6,000 years ago that deals with the human body and the flow of natural energy within the body. Acupressure treats the body as an energy system and works to relieve a persons individual symptoms by releasing blocked energy centres in the body. These centres are called acupoints and are