Are Prenatal Massages Safe?
The short answer is “Yes!”.
According to the American Pregnancy Association, “Modern investigation and research has shown that prenatal massage therapy can be an instrumental ingredient in women’s prenatal care and should be given careful consideration.”
There are both physical and emotional benefits of prenatal massage for expecting mothers.
Benefits of Prenatal Massage
Massage therapists trained in prenatal massage are educated in methods of safely applying massage techniques, while avoiding positions or techniques that could potentially be harmful to the client or her child.
The benefits of prenatal massage include…
- reduction of muscular tension
- improved flexibility
- reduction back pain
- reduction of hip pain
- reduction of neck pain
- improved circulation of blood and lymph
- and decreased swelling of the hands, feet, and lower extremities
Massage may also help with overall reduction of stress, improved quality of sleep, increased energy and concentration, and reduced fatigue.
Postnatally, mothers will continue to benefit from massage as they adjust to structural changes in their body, and adapt to the new physical tasks of breast-feeding, carrying, and lifting their new little one.
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