Prenatal massage is a wonderful way to relieve stress, promote relaxation and accommodates the postural and hormonal changes of the body. Pregnancy Massage relaxes the pregnant women, increases circulation, improves sleep, reduces pain and improves labor outcomes and newborn health—and it is growing in popularity among mothers-to-be throughout the United States.

Hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered when massage therapy is introduced to women’s prenatal care. This leads to mood regulation and improved cardiovascular health. The evidence strongly suggests there are maternal and newborn health benefits when therapeutic massage is incorporated into regular prenatal care.

One research study conducted by Tiffany Field, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Touch Research Institute (TRI) in Miami, Florida, and published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies in 2008 indicated that massage therapy reduced pain in pregnant women, alleviated prenatal depression in parents and improved couples’ relationships.

Massage therapy addresses different needs through varying techniques, Swedish massage is recommended during pregnancy because it addresses many common discomforts associated with the skeletal and circulatory changes brought on by hormone shifts. Particular lymphatic massage strokes decrease edema and encourage deep relaxation and calming. Deep Tissue massage may be indicated to relieve low back, hip, and SI joint pain.

Our Therapists adjusts the massage technique to support the mother during all stages of pregnancy to help alleviate discomfort. Benefits of Prenatal Massage include: