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Holistic Tranquillity offers you a safe, effective and drug free treatment option for the above. The practitioner is able to integrate and combine some of the powerful holistic therapies such as acupuncture, hypnotherapy, EFT, NLP, coaching etc, to achieve a successful outcome. Top

Pregnancy

For over 3000 years Traditional Chinese Medicine has promoted specialised treatment for women in pregnancy care and postpartum recovery.

Today this care is becoming increasingly popular and used by acupuncturists and specially trained midwives in countries such as Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, and New Zealand where acupuncture is available in specialised antenatal clinics and maternity hospitals.

Pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal recovery are viewed in traditional Chinese medicine as a window of opportunity to enhance the woman’s well being. Conversely if adequate care is not taken the resulting problems may continue long after the birth. Value is therefore placed on promoting preventive care to strengthen the mother and baby as well as dealing with problems as they occur during pregnancy.

The Many Benefits of Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be especially useful at all stages of pregnancy. It is recommended that most mothers-to-be consider having it every six weeks or so as part of a maintenance programme for promoting well-being during pregnancy. It helps to improve the blood flow to the uterus and it can help to boost your energy levels too. It's great for relieving stress as well (stress isn't good good for you or your child), and it can help to remedy some of the more common ailments of pregnancy like nausea, fatigue, backache or constipation.
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Smoking and Pregnancy

Smoking during pregnancy is bad for you, your partner and especially for your baby. The truth is that every cigarette you smoke harms your baby. Quitting smoking is the best decision you can make for you and your growing baby. You're will be on your way to better health and a more enjoyable pregnancy. Top

Nausea during Pregnancy

Acupuncture is often very effective in reducing both the severity and incidence of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Research from Australia (1) highlighted that women receiving traditional acupuncture (where points where chosen according to an individual diagnosis) experienced faster relief when compared to those groups receiving routine prescribed points or “sham” acupuncture. This research also looked at the successful pregnancy outcomes for the women involved, concluding that “acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for women who experience nausea and dry retching in early pregnancy” (2) Top

Muscular - Skeletal Pain

Back pain, rib pain, sciatica and symphysis pubis pain are common in pregnancy and can all be markedly reduced with acupuncture. Research from Sweden (3) concluded that when compared to physiotherapy, acupuncture was the treatment of choice for symphysis pubis and sacroiliac pain. Top

Breech and Posterior Babies

The New Zealand Evidence Based practice guidelines for care of women with Breech presentation (4) recommends that moxibustion may be offered to women from 33 weeks gestation. This follows research from Italy (5) that demonstrated moxibustion can have a significant effect in helping to turn breech babies. Ideally treatment is at 34 –35 weeks, but can still be useful when used later in the pregnancy. Techniques can also help babies that are not in the optimal position prior to birth, such as those in a posterior position

Hypertension

Acupuncture can have an important role in assisting to reduce high blood pressure, especially if treatment is commenced early when hypertension is first noted. The effectiveness of acupuncture will be reflected in the improved blood pressure readings and blood tests used by midwives and specialists to detect possible complications. As hypertension has the potential to escalate quickly, ongoing medical monitoring remains essential throughout pregnancy. Top

Labour Preparation

Three to four weeks prior to the due date a treatment to prepare the pelvis and cervix can be commenced. This is followed by one treatment per week until labour begins. Research from Germany (6) indicated the potential for a more efficient active stage of labour. A New Zealand study with midwives (7) indicated a reduction in women requiring medical intervention, including medical induction and caesarean section. Top

Induction

Acupuncture can provide a gentle inducement to labour if the baby is overdue and can be an effective alternative to a medical induction. Research from Norway (8) on the use of acupuncture for women with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) concluded that “Ideally acupuncture treatment should be offered to all women with PROM and other women who wish to use this method to facilitate their birth and keep it normal”. Top

Pain Relief during Labour

Acupuncture offers drug free alternatives for pain relief during labour (9) Acupressure provides similar results (10) with the advantage that support people can use it during labour. A free booklet on using acupressure can be down loaded at http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz Top

Postnatal care

Acupuncture has techniques to promote recovery; these include “mother warming” treatments that can be given by a partner.

Other conditions that can be helped by acupuncture include; insufficient lactation, wound healing and scar tissue repair, postnatal depression and urinary incontinence. Top

Pregnancy Massage

As well as making you feel great, having the right kind of massage during pregnancy can also be particularly therapeutic, not only for you, but for your developing baby too.

A specialist pregnancy massage can help:
to boost your energy levels,
calm your body and your mind,
help minimise stretch marks and
help keep your skin smooth and supple.
help ease aches and pains too.

It is quite common for mothers-to-be to develop tension in the shoulder, neck and back muscles, all of which take the strain of your growing abdomen, and massage can be invaluable in helping to release it.

At Holistic Tranquillity there are a number of different types of massage to choose from;
e.g. a hydrotherm massage (during which you lie face up on hydrotherm cushions filled with warm water), which is particularly good for helping to relieve the aches and pains of a tired back; or a manual lymphatic drainage massage, which can help to boost the immune system, alleviate swollen legs and ankles, improve the quality of sleep, relieve painful breasts, minimise stretch marks as well as helping to promote deep relaxation. Top