When to start acupressure to induce labor
Acupressure : Acupressure Points That Help to Start Labor Naturally
hi I'm Hilary Talbott acupuncture
physician and clinical herbalist coming
to you from Saint Petersburg Florida
today we're going to be discussing
acupressure points that will help start
labor naturally now these can be
effective if you are experiencing
delayed labor you're late
oftentimes we employ acupuncture it at
the due date if the birth has not
happened yet to open up the ligaments
and bones of the hip and sacral area as
well as getting the fetus in the correct
position for birthing and this can begin
a couple days before your projected due
date so these points because they induce
labor our contraindicated when you're
pregnant and not wishing to start labor
so do know that you should not practice
these points until you are close to your
due date the first point is known as
spleen six this point is found three
soon superior to the medial malleolus of
the ankle now three soon is approximate
to one-hand breath and this would be
your own hand breath for measurements so
finding the high point of the malleolus
coming to the other side of the hand
just off the crest of the tibia gentle
pressure to moderate or even heavy
pressure should help to begin lever
another point that is effective for
coursing Chi throughout the entire body
is known as Li for this is a common
pressure point that people often use for
headaches now don't make the mistake of
using this point when you have a
headache and you're pregnant as this
could possibly begin labor prematurely
in order to find this point you locate
it between the first and second
metacarpal bones of the hand at the high
point of the muscle so if you squeeze
the thumb to the pointer finger you find
the high point now pressure is best if
you use your thumb and your pointer
finger one on each side and press firmly
throughout the day this could be very
helpful while walking to begin the
process of labor now there are many
other points that would help with
inducing labor that would be specific to
your body and the patterns of disharmony
that are holding back the process from
happening so I encourage you to find
your local acupuncture physician that is
skilled in treating pregnant women or
dealing with issues of fertility to do
that you can visit a queue finder calm
or the website for the American Board of
Oriental reproductive medicine a B ORM
org I'm Hilary Talbott and that was a
key pressure for starting labor
