pregnancy support

a woman's body during pregnancy

In today's society, many women expect their pregnancy to be hard work. They expect to feel sick, they expect for their energy levels to drop, they expect that they will be uncomfortable.

In Chinese medicine, pregnancy is seen as a time of great change in the workings of the internal mechanics of a woman's body. How the energy flow through the body is affected, how the relationship between the blood and Qi changes, it all offers the possibility of great and positive change to the womans health. At this time, a woman's health can be either strengthened or weakened.  Conditions such as asthma, skin irritations and migraines for example are often much improved throughout a woman's pregnancy.

Throughout the pregnancy, the fetus draws on the strength of the woman, on the energies of the mother's body, which is what the woman's body is designed for. For some women, this process can strengthen and stimulate her body making pregnancy one of the healthiest and happiest times of her life. For others, underlying deficiencies and imbalances may mean that as the body provides for the nourishment and growth of the fetus, her body becomes weakened and suffers from a combination of pregnancy related issues. These issues however are not a lost cause...

a positive outlook on pregnancy

For those conditions and ailments that effect women throughout this time, acupuncture provides a real option of treatment because it looks at the changes occurring in the woman's body and aims to improve the functions of the body which are needed to support these changes.

Some of the more common issues during pregnancy that acupuncture is useful in treating are listed below.