Acupuncture During Pregnancy

Coordination between acupuncture sessions and consultations with your midwife or physician can prevent illness, harmonize pregnancy, encourage healing, and help prepare you for birthing.

The Benefits:

• Subdue bouts of nausea
• Relieve pain and reduce stress
• Increase circulation to promote healing
• Improve lymphatic function
• Change breech presentation
• Natural preparation for birthing/induction

What are the effects of acupuncture?

• Reduces stress and negative emotions
• Calms and rebalance the mind and body
• Creates communication between the brain and central nervous system
• Encourages healthy growth and regulation of the fetus
• Increases endorphin secretions and neurotransmitters
• Promotes fertility, pre-conception, and prenatal health. The use of TCM for these areas of health goes back over 5000 years in China.

Additional reasons to consider acupuncture during pregnancy:

• Helps shorten time of labour
• Preparation of the perineum
• Decrease blood pressure
• Pain relief: headaches, joint problems, etc.

Acupuncture can start anytime during pregnancy. We recommend 1 treatment per month until 37 weeks then weekly afterwards until your baby arrives.For more information, contact Dr. Karen Lam, Doctor of TCM, at our office – (604) 738-1012