Whether you’re sailing through your pregnancy and just fancy some relaxation, or you’re dealing with a few niggles, acupuncture can help. Even an uncomplicated pregnancy can bring back and pelvic pain, nausea, indigestion, or worries like anxiety and low mood.

Acupuncture is considered safe at any stage of pregnancy and can be used alongside conventional care or on its own. Jo is an experienced acupuncturist who has helped hundreds of pregnant women enjoy healthy, happy pregnancies and births.

What Jo commonly treats

Morning sickness (nausea and vomiting)

Safe at any point in pregnancy. Many women notice a real difference in their symptoms during treatment. Weekly sessions are usually advised until things become more manageable.

Breech and posterior babies

If your baby is breech, acupuncture in clinic combined with moxibustion (a warming herb) used at home is often recommended. Several reviews have found this can help encourage a baby to turn, and many midwives now suggest it. It tends to work best from around 34 weeks, and often more readily in a second or later pregnancy. Jo teaches the moxa technique for you to use at home. Getting into good positions at home helps too.

Back, hip, shoulder, neck and pelvic pain

Acupuncture is routinely recommended for pain, and is especially useful for back, shoulder, hip and neck pain. It can also help with SPD (symphysis pubis dysfunction).

Other niggles

Acupuncture can also support relaxation, heartburn, constipation, urinary infections, anaemia, insomnia, anxiety and low mood, sinusitis, itching and swelling (oedema).

Please note: Jo is not currently taking new patients. Existing clients can book through the link below. If you’d like to know about Jo’s retreats instead, you can find them here.