Can getting pregnant be swankier than this? In recent times, there is a surge in upmarket fertility retreats around the world as they are luring couples, desperate to boost their chances of having a baby, by promising "natural solutions" to infertility problems - while they holiday!
The Fertile Soul in the US and the Fertility Awakening Retreat in Spain, use a mix of oriental medicine and western teachings-including meditation and relaxation, yoga, qi gong, dance, dietary advice, self-massage techniques and acupuncture.
Such "life-changing" retreats have a success rate of more than 30 per cent, while they claim to resolve complex health problems, including premature ovarian failure and poor ovarian response.
Dr Randine Lewis, who runs the Fertile Soul retreat, has said that she would consider holding a retreat in Australia "if there is sufficient interest".
Dr Andrew Orr, a fertility speciality for 15 years and a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine at Shen Therapies in Queensland, has said that Chinese medicine, which is one element of the retreats, could boost couples' chances of falling pregnant.
"Our research does show that the multimodality approach, such as those used by the retreats, is the most effective approach," News.com.au quoted Orr as saying.