What is Maternity Reflexology?

Maternity Reflexology is aimed specifically at women during pre-conception, pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period

During pregnancy, your body goes through significant physical changes which affect the emotional, hormonal and physiological balance of the body

Regular Reflexology treatments offer a natural and safe way of helping you to cope with the rapid changes that occur throughout pregnancy and will help you to relax and to relieve tension and stress.

Is it safe to have Reflexology when pregnant?

Yes, it is safe to receive reflexology throughout all three trimesters.

Research has shown that regular reflexology treatments during pregnancy can shorten the duration of labour, with many women requiring less pain relief.

Maternity reflexology can help with various conditions at all stages of the pregnancy sequence, such as:

Maternity reflexology can help with various conditions at all stages of the pregnancy sequence, such as:

Pregnancy:

• Nausea, morning sickness & Hyperemesis Gravidarum

• Pelvic girdle pain (formerly known as symphysis pubis pain)

• Digestive problems – constipation, heartburn, etc

• High blood pressure

• Oedema – water retention, swollen hands & feet

• Backache & sciatica

• Insomnia & sleep problems

• Headaches

Labour:
Labour Reflexology begins from week 37 of your Pregnancy/ Maternity journey, the Reflexology treatment is adapted to help with:

• Priming the body for labour

• Backache

• Pain relief

• Accelerating contractions

• Exhaustion

Post-natal 
Reflexology can also help to restore balance and boost recovery in the post-natal period by helping with:

• aching joints

• stress / anxiety

• caesarean section aftercare

• after forceps delivery

• after epidural anaesthesia

• backache

• breast engorgement and mastitis

• lactation - improving milk production and quality

• fatigue

• perennial pain

• post natal blues

• urination difficulties