When labor begins, your partner doesn't have to stand by feeling helpless. With a small set of acupressure points and the confidence to use them, a support person can meaningfully ease pain, calm anxiety, encourage stalled contractions, and help recovery in the hours after birth.
This course teaches expecting couples a practical, evidence-informed acupressure toolkit, point by point, scenario by scenario, from the final weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum days. You'll learn what to do if labor needs a nudge, how to manage pain without medication, and how to support breastfeeding from the first latch. No prior experience required.
This class is a must for any person/couple preparing for labor, whether it’s your first or third child! This highly hands on and practical class will teach acupressure to help:
Prepare your body for labor
Reduce pain and fear in labor
Encourage milk production and reduce afterpains in the postpartum period.
Give the partner/support person a way to be very supportive and feel useful
Help the couple bond during this very special time
Luisa, birth doula:
Acupressure has an excellent safety profile when used appropriately, but timing matters. This course teaches you exactly which points are appropriate at each stage, which to skip, and the contraindications every support person should know.
Yes! Acupressure for labor uses a small set of points in well-defined locations, and partners don't need clinical training to apply them effectively. The course is built around clear visuals, on-body video demonstrations, and short practice prompts you can do together in the weeks before your due date.
Yes, and many students find it more useful than they expected. After an epidural, acupressure is typically used to keep labor progressing, ease the nausea epidurals can cause, release shoulder and jaw tension, and support the third stage and the first latch. The pain-management focus shifts, but partner-led acupressure continues to have a meaningful role.
Acupressure can't override a body that isn't ready, but at term it can support the natural cascade of labor, and it's commonly used to encourage progress when contractions stall or when a medical induction needs a little help. The research base is modest but encouraging. The course covers what to use, when to use it, and what realistic expectations look like.
Acupuncture uses fine needles inserted by a licensed practitioner; acupressure uses firm, sustained pressure applied with the hands. Both draw on the same map of points and meridians, which is why partner-applied acupressure can offer real benefit in a setting like labor and delivery where needling isn't practical, available, or wanted.
