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MASSAGE AND PREGNANCY –
PRENATAL MASSAGE
By: americanpregnancy.org
Therapeutic massage has been used for
centuries to improve overall health, reduce
stress, and relieve muscle tension.
Massage and pregnancy has often received
ambivalent responses from the health
community regarding the safety and purpose of
massage during pregnancy.
Modern investigation and research is proving
that prenatal massage therapy can be a very
instrumental ingredient in women’s prenatal
care and should be given careful consideration.
Although most massage training institutions
teach massage therapy for women who are
pregnant, it is best to find a massage therapist
who is certified in prenatal massage. The APA
does work with some massage therapists who
are trained to work with pregnant women, but it
is still important to ask about qualifications.
Massage and Pregnancy: Benefits of
prenatal massage
Studies indicate that massage therapy
performed during pregnancy can reduce
anxiety, decrease symptoms of depression,
relieve muscle aches and joint pains, and
improve labor outcomes and newborn health.
Other potential benefits of prenatal
massage:
 Hormone regulation
 Reduction of swelling
 Improvement of nerve pain
 Reduced back pain
 Reduced joint pain
 Improved circulation
 Reduced edema
 Reduced muscle tension and headaches
 Reduced stress and anxiety
 Improved oxygenation of soft tissues and muscles
 Better sleep

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Massage and pregnancy – prenatal massage

  • 1. MASSAGE AND PREGNANCY – PRENATAL MASSAGE By: americanpregnancy.org
  • 2. Therapeutic massage has been used for centuries to improve overall health, reduce stress, and relieve muscle tension. Massage and pregnancy has often received ambivalent responses from the health community regarding the safety and purpose of massage during pregnancy.
  • 3. Modern investigation and research is proving that prenatal massage therapy can be a very instrumental ingredient in women’s prenatal care and should be given careful consideration.
  • 4. Although most massage training institutions teach massage therapy for women who are pregnant, it is best to find a massage therapist who is certified in prenatal massage. The APA does work with some massage therapists who are trained to work with pregnant women, but it is still important to ask about qualifications.
  • 5. Massage and Pregnancy: Benefits of prenatal massage Studies indicate that massage therapy performed during pregnancy can reduce anxiety, decrease symptoms of depression, relieve muscle aches and joint pains, and improve labor outcomes and newborn health.
  • 6. Other potential benefits of prenatal massage:  Hormone regulation  Reduction of swelling  Improvement of nerve pain  Reduced back pain  Reduced joint pain  Improved circulation  Reduced edema  Reduced muscle tension and headaches  Reduced stress and anxiety  Improved oxygenation of soft tissues and muscles  Better sleep