PRE-BIRTH
I strongly recommend pre-birth treatments to any expectant mother. These are weekly treatments from around 36 weeks to optimise the postition of the baby, prepare the cervix for labour ( cervical ripening), and improve the mother's energy in preparation for labour. After pre-birth treatments labour is more efficient, shortening labour time, and increasing the chance of a natural birth.
One of the greatest benefits I have seen from these treatments is that they greatly reduce the likelyhood of medical intervention and also the need for medical induction as births come in close to due date.

Medical studies have shown that prebirth treatments can shorten labour time by over 2 hours.

A study in 1998 concluded that acupuncture treatment had positive effect on the duration of labour by shortening the first stage of labour - the acupuncture group had an average of 3 hours and 26 minutes compared to the control group which averaged 5 hours and 35 minutes.

http://www.medicalacupuncture.org/aama_marf/journal/vol17_3/article_2.html

INDUCTION
I provide induction treatments from 41 weeks or three days prior to medical induction. I am mindful that, whilst preferable to medical induction, acupuncture induction is still an intervention. To avoid the need for intervention a course of PRE-BIRTH treatments from around 36 weeks is recommended.

LABOUR
I provide acupressure coaching sessions with your birthing partner for pain relief in labour. A natural way to control pain, and a great way to involve your partner in the birth process.