Maternity Reflexology Research

Recent Studies Have Shown That Reflexology : -

Significantly reduced pain during labour.

1. VALIANI M ET AL (2010) Reviewing the effect of Reflexology on pain and outcomes of the labour of primiparous women. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 15(Dec) p302-310

2. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2011; 13(7):475-479 Copyright Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Reduced the length of the first stage of labour.

1. VALIANI M ET AL (2010) Reviewing the effect of Reflexology on pain and outcomes of the labour of primiparous women. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 15(Dec) p302-310

2. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2011; 13(7):475-479 Copyright Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal.

Improved quality of sleep in post-natal women.

LI-CT ET AL (2011) Randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of using foot reflexology to improve quality of sleep amongst post partum women. Midwifery. 27. p181-186.

Shorter second stage for women with low back pain and pelvic girdle pain (6 x weekly reflexology)

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29024881

Reduced pain and stress levels for women with low back pain or pelvic girdle pain (6 x weekly reflexology)

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2970548

Lowers anxiety scores of women in labour (30 minute treatment)

The Effect of Foot Reflexology on the Anxiety Levels of Women In Labour. Yilar Erkek Z, Aktas S. J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Apr; 24(4):352-360

Maternity Reflexology Research

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