Your Guide to Acupressure

Acupressure Points

What is acupressure?

Acupressure is a noninvasive form of acupuncture.

It involves physically applying pressure to points running along your body’s meridian system. Some believe acupressure can induce labor because many pressure points increase blood flow to the uterus, stimulate contractions, and influence hormones.

Acupressure is the technique of using firm but gentle pressure over certain acupuncture points during labor with the goal of reducing pain, regulating contractions, and creating an ideal environment within the mother’s body for the baby to be born.  The mother’s partner should be able to use these acupressure points without any prior knowledge of Chinese medicine.  They are easy, safe, and effective.