Chinese Medicine and Pregnancy

Chinese medicine has a long tradition of supporting women who experience difficulties with pregnancy at any stage, be it getting pregnant, staying pregnant, a positive delivery experience and – what is often overlooked – the time after delivery.

It can range from insufficient milk production to feelings of exhaustion (physical and mental).

I could go on for hours listing relevant issues such as IVF, breech, mastitis, postnatal depression and discuss variations of possible scenarios.

Though, in the end it all breaks down to this:

Harmonise if there is an imbalance,

Tonify when deficient,

Cool if there is an excess (usually an inflammation of some kind).

Most women will experience a mix of several factors and will benefit from acupuncture and herbs that address their specific symptoms based on their respective constitution.

It’s all quite straightforward 😊