Entry SE-005Safety and Evidence
Which pressure points reflexologists avoid, and why
Why some foot zones are avoided or touched lightly in pregnancy, and what that caution does and does not prove.
Section SE
Safety and Evidence
What is established, what is uncertain, and when reflexology is not the right door.
5 entries kept · last revised 06/10/2026
Entry SE-004Safety and Evidence
When to call the midwife first
The red-flag list this register keeps: when the first call is to the maternity unit, not a practitioner.
Entry SE-003Safety and Evidence
What the evidence says about reflexology in pregnancy
A careful reading of what research does and does not support for reflexology in pregnancy.
Entry SE-002Safety and Evidence
The first-trimester question
Why the first trimester is handled differently, and what the convention is and is not based on.
Entry SE-001Safety and Evidence
How to read a small trial
The reading method the register applies to any study cited for or against reflexology.