Not one that I can test for you but this looks just the sort of thing that I would have loved to try to help ease the aches and pains of late pregnancy, labour and breastfeeding without resorting to drugs. It also gives your birth partner something useful to do in the delivery room rather than saying all the wrong things or standing around like a spare part not knowing what to do !!
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An instructional DVD for pregnant women & their support people with Debra Betts & Tom Kennedy
If you’re pregnant and looking for a better birth experience, at last there’s a professionally produced instructional DVD/download offering a detailed explanation of acupressure in labour for both you and your support people.
The acupressure methods outlined in the DVD are really easy to use, promote natural birth and encourage close partner involvement. As a mum-to-be you need to know that acupressure is safe. Unlike acupuncture where needles are used, acupressure applies physical pressure to specific acupressure points using the thumbs, fingers, hands, elbows, or with various other devices on the surface of the body. Acupressure may also control pain during child birth and support your body as it proceeds towards labour: Your baby too can derive many benefits from acupressure. For example, it can encourage the baby into the most optimal position for birth.
The Acupressure for Natural Pain Relief in Labour DVD also includes testimonials from women and their partners who have used the techniques and comes with an illustrated 16 page booklet reminding you of the points and their application.
Contents include:
· About Acupressure
· Using acupressure appropriately
· A few words for support people
· How to find the eight acupressure points
· Using the points effectively
· Baby in breech or posterior position
· Failure to progress
· Emotional stress during labour
· Nausea, after pains, breastfeeding, postnatal recovery and other problems during and after pregnancy
· Running time: 34 minutes
· RRP £17.99 (Download available soon at £15.99)
NB: All the Acupressure techniques are fully demonstrated on the DVD and are ideal for pregnant women and their birth partners, practitioners of acupuncture, acupressure, shiatsu and massage, doulas, midwives as well as birth helpers.
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Great post Cheryl! my mom also says that you will feel the natural pain during your labor. But I think i don't want to feel that. She say's I need to undergo in painless labor. Anyway, I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for sharing.
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