Prenatal Care

Pregnancy is one of the most important times for optimal health. It is also a time of rapid transformation when your body has to maintain the hard work of growing a baby. Sage Acupuncture alongside Moontower Midwifery offers natural, safe, and effective support from preconception through pregnancy and postpartum.

Common pregnancy concerns we treat:

• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Musculoskeletal Pain and Tension
• Constipation
• Headaches
• Allergies
• Insomnia
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Digestive Upset
• Edema
• Hypertension
• Breech Presentation (after 34 weeks)
• Labor Preparation (after 36 weeks)

Our program follows your pregnancy with personalized care for every trimester with a holistic, safe, and effective program that ensures you and your baby have everything you need, every step of the way.

1st Trimester

During this delicate stage of development, our reproductive acupuncturists help improve your energy and alleviate symptoms such as anxiety, nausea, and vomiting.

2nd Trimester

After 12 weeks gestation, many persistent issues such as allergies, insomnia, digestive discomfort, aches and pains, can be alleviated allowing you to enjoy your pregnancy.

3rd Trimester

The Sage pre-birth treatment series starts at 36 weeks to prepare your body for labor gradually. This is the perfect time to reduce stress and enhance stamina for labor. Treatments focus on ripening the cervix and positioning the baby optimally for labor.

Transitional treatments start from 32 weeks gestation and labor preparation treatments from 36 weeks. Note that if you learn that your baby is in a breech position any time past 34 weeks come in as soon as possible. This is the perfect way to help your body get ready for birth by ripening the cervix, supporting energy, and soothing emotions. This preparatory treatment series along with acupressure during labor (that we provide instructions for), has been shown to reduce medical interventions, reduce time in labor, and people report better experiences during labor.

Getting you ready for labor

Incorporating acupuncture into your pre-birth plan gradually prepares the body for the stress of labor. Our treatments are tailored to your individual needs, constitution, and medical history. We give your body the support for labor to unfold naturally.
Pre-birth acupuncture has been linked with reduced inductions, epidural rates, and emergency cesarean deliveries. See the research.

Postpartum Care

Our program is designed for long-term health. These first postpartum months are essential for regaining strength, balancing hormones, elevating mood, and addressing low milk concerns.

Throughout the postpartum period we help you regain your health and cope with the following:

• Low milk production
• C-Section recovery
• Prolapse and UTIs
• Perineum and post-birth pains
• Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Irritability