I treat many women during their maternity journey, this may include preconception, pregnancy, and post birth. Reflexology can support women experiencing pregnancy symptoms such as pelvic girdle pain, swollen feet and ankles, insomnia, and anxiety to name but a few. Reflexology also provides an invaluable space to focus on yourself and your baby and encourages relaxation.

I have comprehensive training in Maternity Reflexology through the Suzanne Enzer course delivered by Jenni Tribe. I have also trained in traditional Chinese Medicine Pregnancy reflexology which was run by Heidi Armstrong.

There are two studies which support the following advantages of reflexology;

• Two studies show that reflexology in pregnancy significantly reduced pain during labour and reduced the length of the first stage of labour. (Valiani et al 2010 and M.Dolatian et al 2011)
• Reflexology has also been shown to reduce anxiety and stress of women during labour. ( Yilar Erkek Z, Aktas S 2018)
• Those women suffering from lower back pain and pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and receiving reflexology experienced reduced labour time. (McCullough J et al 2017).
• Another study showed improved sleep quality for post-natal women having reflexology. (Li C-Y et al 2011)

I also work with women experiencing fertility issues, reflexology helps to support women during this journey and can help ease some of the stress and anxiety involved and provides a natural approach. I also work with women going through assisted conception such as IVF and IUD. It can be sometimes beneficial when both of the couple have reflexology as it it’s a stressful time for both parties.