Angelic Feet Reflexology & Holistic Therapies

Reflexology during pregnancy

Reflexology can be extremely beneficial for the expectant, laboring or the newly delivered women. Reflexology can treat a variety of specific conditions and to aid relaxation and induce sleep. Some woman enjoy regular sessions throughout their pregnancies, which help to alleviate the adverse effects of physiological changes as they arise, by triggering the body's own self-healing and self-regulating capacities... being pregnant is trully the most amazing special condition the woman experiences in life and reflexology can assist in making sure it is an enjoyable and memorable time for both mother and baby.

How can reflexology be beneficial during Pregnancy?

Pregnancy is one of the most special occasion's a woman experiences in life. . .However it can be a shock to the woman when the hormones surge dramatically, provoking alterations in many bodily functions. Reflexology can help restore the natural balance in most cases... treating the conditions symptomatically thus alleviating and stimulating these.
Some of examples of conditions where reflexology has been beneficial:

Blood Pressure Regulation

Anaemia

Insomnia

Back Ache

Nausea and Vomiting

Oedema

Constipation or any bowel movement pattern change

Appetite Regulation.

Urinary Tract problems

How can reflexology be beneficial in labour?
It promotes a sense of wellbeing and so causes the mum-to-be to relax more which aides the process of the birth by administrating her energies for the crucial moments.
During labour, reflexology helps in all the physiological processes, so therefore can stimulate the body's own natural resources so trying to avoid as much as possible chemical substances and medical intervention....unless really neccessary.
The most common cases in which reflexology has been beneficial:

Regulating Contractions

Pain

Backache

Hyperventilation and correct breathing

To release retained placenta

As a touch therapy itself, adding pleasure in the tough moments.