The following are some edited excerpts from a Yahoo Answers questions and answers which you might find useful. The hot spots is colloquial phrase for maternity acupressure points. Some labor acupressure points are for inducing labor and if used before the mother’s due date can cause premature labor.
Please check my page on frequently asked questions about maternity acupressure techniques for a list of some maternity acupressure points used to stimulate natural childbirth labor induction and to find labor pain relief.
heh2203 asked:
where are the hot spots on your body that are used in maternity acupressure? does anyone know anything about it…have you tried it? did it work for you?
jaajamom answered:
Maternity acupressure induces labor, it’s not an olds wives tale. There are some research articles suggesting that acupressure brings on labor in 70% to 93% of overdue women. I know that there are several acupressure points that induce labor naturally and they are located on the hands, shoulders, lower back, legs and feet.
Some of the points stimulate contractions, while others help your cervix to dilate. Thus, opposite to many other labor inducing remedies, maternity acupressure can be used before your cervix is favorable. It’s actually recommended to use maternity acupressure to soften the cervix.
On the maternity acupressure site, there are quite a few testimonials from mothers who used maternity acupressure to start their labor naturally. Many had used maternity acupressure to manage their labor pains successfully. Hope this was helpful.
heh2203 further asked:
i read about points that can help induce labor if you are full term and your cervix is favorable…maybe the webbing between your thumb and index finger.
Susan S replied:
Er, I’d wait until you were in labor to use these. There are some hot spots that cause the uterus to contract too soon. You want to steer clear of these points until you are in labor.
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I need to see some maternity acupressure techniques to show me exactly where to touch to get the ball rolling without having to pay for a maternity acupressure book or anything please help me if you know any free labor acupressure web sites where i can see the acupressure points let me know please thank you so very much.