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Natural Pain Relief

This document provides instructions for using acupressure points to help relieve pain during labor. It describes the locations of 8 key points along meridian lines and details their effects in reducing contraction intensity and promoting relaxation. Clinical findings showed over 80% of people found the points useful for labor, with 60% describing them as excellent or amazing. The pamphlet aims to empower women during labor by encouraging the involvement of support partners in applying gentle pressure to these easy-to-locate points.

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Natural Pain Relief

This document provides instructions for using acupressure points to help relieve pain during labor. It describes the locations of 8 key points along meridian lines and details their effects in reducing contraction intensity and promoting relaxation. Clinical findings showed over 80% of people found the points useful for labor, with 60% describing them as excellent or amazing. The pamphlet aims to empower women during labor by encouraging the involvement of support partners in applying gentle pressure to these easy-to-locate points.

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Debra Betts is a New Zealand Registered Nurse with several years of Neonatal
and Peadiatric experience. She is a member of the British Acupuncture
Association, having graduated from the British College of Acupuncture in 1989.
Upon returning to New Zealand, she has become a member of the New Zealand
Register of Acupuncturists.
She has combined her nursing background and Chinese Medical skills to conduct
an acupuncture practice specialising in Fu-Ke (Womens Health Problems).
In 1995 she joined the teaching staff at the New Zealand School of Acupuncture
and Traditional Chinese Medicine, where she teaches the foundation subjects of
traditional Chinese medicine and directs the Student Clinic.
Debra and her husband have three children. The youngest two were natural
deliveries, using the techniques outlined in this booklet.

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