Natural Ways to Induce Labor – Maternity Acupressure

Naturally induce labor – what does i really mean? Ways to induce labor have been in use for the longest time, but today inducing labor at the hospital has become a common medical intervention. Pregnant women are prescribed pharmaceutical labor inducing remedies as early as 37 weeks of their pregnancy, sometimes resulting in premature babies. [...]

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Acupressure to induce labor… What is acupressure? This method is based on the same medical philosophy as acupuncture and it involves the application of pressure onto specific, sensitive points along the human body. The practitioner uses their fingers and thumbs, as opposed to needles (like in acupuncture), to stimulate specific acupressure points. Is Acupressure Safe Way to [...]

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Natural ways to induce labor can be helpful when you have passed your estimated due date. The last days of your pregnancy can be a very anxious time, just waiting until you go into labor and delivery. However, once you are “over due”, not only the wait can make you anxious, but also your doctor, if he [...]

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A normal full term pregnancy lasts between 38 to 42 weeks. Pregnancy weeks are divided into three periods called trimesters: first, second and third trimester. The third pregnancy trimester affects the pregnant mother’s body the most out of the three stages of pregnancy. The third trimester of pregnancy is the period from 28 weeks to [...]

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VBAC refers to the vaginal delivery of a baby by a mother who has previously delivered by Cesarean section. Another term, which means the same thing, is Trial of Labor after C-section (TOLAC). The use of the word ‘trial’ in TOLAC implies that vaginal delivery after you have already had a Caesarian is not always [...]

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Shortly about using maternity acupressure for inducing labor naturally. It’s a fact that labor induction has become a very common medical intervention. It’s well known that medical labor induction can increase the chances of a cesareansection, as well as the risk of uterine hyper-stimulation, fetal distress and a greater likelihood of postpartum hemorrhage. This is [...]

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Labor induction is on the rise and too many expectant women face the situation when their doctor wants to induce labor. It is essential for every pregnant woman to educate themselves of the consequences of medical labor induction. A failed labor induction can potentially lead to caesarean delivery. When the labor is induced too early [...]

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Giving birth to a baby, labor and delivery is one of the biggest events in your life when you have babies. The way you deliver, the way your supporting partners are there for you, and how well you have educated your self about the birthing options play a big role on how you experience your [...]

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Stalled labor, or also known as “failure to progress”, is very slow labor, and can be a result of many things. Most common reasons seem to be weak contractions, birthing mother is exhausted, cervix doesn’t dilate, or the contractions are strong and painful but the baby doesn’t descent or “come down”. Also, sometimes the birthing [...]

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Childbirth, labor, delivery… Pregnancy ends to the much waited moment of giving birth and it always creates a lot of excitement. If you want to have a happy and healthy childbirth or you, as a supporting partner, want to be as helpful as possible, Easier, Shorter and Safer Birth by Lena Leino, is one of [...]

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