Maternity Reflexology Research

Recent studies have shown that reflexology:

1. Significantly reduced pain during labour(1, 3)
   
2. Reduced the length of the first stage of labour(1, 3).
3. Improved quality of sleep in post-natal women(2).
4. Shorter second stage for women with low back pain or pelvic girdle pain (6 x weekly reflexology)
   
5. Reduced pain and stress levels for women with low back pain or pelvic girdle pain (6 x weekly reflexology)
   
6. Lowers anxiety scores of women in labour (30 minute treatment) (6)
   

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. LI C-Y 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
   
3. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2011; 13(7):475-479 ©Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal.
   
4.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29024881
   
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2970548
   
6. The Effect of Foot Reflexology on the Anxiety Levels of Women in Labour. Yılar Erkek Z, Aktas S. J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Apr;24(4):352-360