Fertility & Pregnancy

Schwangerschaft und Geburt

Pregnancy treatment

According to Chinese medicine, a new meridian develops in the embryo/fetus every month. Therefore, you can have a positive influence on the baby's development and the mother's well-being right from early pregnancy. One appointment per month for is recommended for supporting this process.    
In addition, acupuncture is ideal for treating various pregnancy problems such as:

  • Pregnancy sickness
  • Fatigue
  • Back pain
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Edema
  • Varicose veins
  • Heartburn
  • Positional anomalies (breech position)

 

Fertility and desire to have children

Acupuncture and medical mushrooms are an excellent therapy if you are trying to conceive without success. The menstrual cycle is regulated and ideally also the partner is treated. Furthermore, we recommend our natural hormon regulation therapy to prepare the body for a pregnancy.

Birth preparation

Acupuncture can be used to specifically prepare the body for birth. Scientific studies have shown an average shortening of the opening phase by 2 hours.

You can start in the 36th week; The ideal situation is one appointment per week until birth and two appointments per week after the expected birth date. If the baby is in breech presentation, moxa is used to help the baby turn. Specifically, the following can be achieved with TCM:

  • Shortening of the opening phase
  • Accelerated cervical ripening
  • Turning the child out of breech presentation
  • Mental relaxation
  • Prevention of placental retention

Note: Birth preparation with acupuncture helps to prepare the body for birth and does not replace a birth preparation course, which involves discussing the birth process, breathing techniques, etc by a midwife. As this courses do not exist in some countries, advice will be given if wished for.

Acupuncture can also be used during birth to:

  • Pain reduction
  • Cervical ripening
  • Acceleration of placental abruption

Please contact your midwife if you would like acupuncture during childbirth. More and more midwives have appropriate further training.