Reflexology & Pregnancy

Reflexology is extremely beneficial for the pregnant woman. Recent studies show that regular reflexology during pregnancy significantly reduced pain during labour (1), reduced the length of the first stage of labour (1) and improved the quality of sleep in post-natal women (2).

 

(1) Valiani M et al (2010) Reviewing the effect of Reflexology on pain and outcomes of the labour of primiparous women.  Iranian Journal of Nursing And Midwifery Research.  15 (Dec) p302-310.

(2) Li C-Y et al (2011) Randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of using foot reflexology to improve quality of sleep amongst post partum women. Midwifery. 27. p181-186.