Acupuncture for Induction of Labour

Acupuncture is successfully used to help induce a baby if they have gone over their due date or are likely to. This treatment, which involves inserting needles into the legs and hands rather than the abdomen, is often considered a highly effective alternative to a medical induction, with an 88% success rate according to recent research.

At New Leaf Acupuncture in Dublin, where we receive referrals from many maternity hospital midwives, we advise that if your baby is overdue, it’s best to start induction treatments as soon as possible, ideally in Week 40. We recommend treatments every second day until delivery, which can be prompt.

Acupuncture prior to Medical Induction

However, if a medical induction is scheduled, women who have had acupuncture will respond more favourably to that intervention and usually can avoid that intervention entirely.

Acupuncture treatment is best started two or three, or even four, days before the procedure. It is typical that our patients will go into labour naturally the day before the scheduled chemical (medical) induction.

Hi Niall, Alma was born yesterday, on my birthday, and she is gorgeous! I went into labour just before the scheduled induction on Monday. 🙂 Just the way you predicted! Thank you for the induction treatment and all your help! Eva  – 13/Aug/2013

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