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Therapies
Complementary therapies are useful to support your body while your body is working hard to nourish your baby or recover post-birth. Every system in your body is required to successfully grow, birth and care for a new baby. Following a consultation, we can recommend the most helpful therapy to achieve a well-balanced body and mind.
The therapies we offer at Beyond Midwives are suitable from 12 – 42 weeks of pregnancy and up to 1 year following birth. Your treatment will be delivered by a registered midwife who has completed training in complementary therapies specifically for maternity care. This offers the unique opportunity to discuss your pregnancy or postnatal journey with a midwife who will understand the details. Furthermore, a midwife therapist can ensure the safest and most effective therapy is offered.
Therapies will vary in length, but for every therapy appointment we provide 90 minutes of time in total. Your first visit will require this time for an initial consultation so we can review your medical and pregnancy and previous birth history. This allows for you to enjoy your therapy without feeling rushed through a consultation. Subsequent therapies may not require 90 minutes, but the time is left available for you to choose.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an ancient complementary therapy used to offer relief from a range of mental and physical health concerns.
Reflex Zone Therapy
Reflexology is based on the principle that one small area of the body represents a map of the entire body.
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils delivered through inhalation and/or absorption to achieve a therapeutic effect.
Clinical Hypnosis
Clinical hypnosis involves gaining access to your subconscious mind and delivering helpful suggestions without obstruction.
Massage
Massage is one of the most popular therapies and strongly supported by clinical evidence to be effective for a range of conditions.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion requires heating specific acupoints and found to be particularly effective for turning babies in a breech position.
Encouraging Labour Package
Did you know only approximately 5% of women go into labour on their due date? Going past your due date or being offered an early induction of labour can present some difficult decisions. At Beyond Midwives we can select the most useful course of therapies depending on your pregnancy journey to help encourage labour.
FEDANT regulates Antenatal Educators, Breastfeeding Counsellors and Doulas in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Islands.