Massage

Massage feels great but it also has many amazing health benefits for mom and baby. Below is some helpful information for your consideration:

Pregnancy Massage Reduces Stress & Complications

Studies show that during pregnancy stress can negatively impact the health and well being of both mom and baby. Some of the effects of stress on pregnancy can include decreased blood supply to the uterus, lower infant birth weight, increased heart rate and blood pressure, and increased postpartum complications.

Massage helps combat many of the complications caused by today’s high stress lifestyles. Pregnancy and postpartum massage provide women with the opportunity to relax and be fully cared for.

Benefits of pregnancy massage

  • Reduction of emotional stress and increased relaxation
  • Relief of aches and pains associated with pregnancy
  • Increased circulation
  • Reduction of fluid retention and swelling
  • Increased nutrient delivery to the baby
  • Improved rate of metabolic waste removal from mom and baby
  • Improved digestion, reducing constipation, heartburn, nausea, and gas
  • Provides physical nurturing and emotional support

Benefits of massage as a part of regular prenatal care

Studies have shown that women who receive regular massage as a part of their prenatal care may experience some of the following benefits:

  • Shorter and easier labors
  • Increased body awareness that will aid in the ability to consciously relax during 1st stage labor.
  • Increased placental and fetal development resulting in larger, healthier babies
  • Higher breast feeding success due to increased prolactin production and mammary development

Benefits of Postpartum Massage

After birth, women face new challenges that include physiological changes, sleep depravation, and new responsibilities.

Massage promotes relaxation and feelings of well being. When women’s needs are being met, they are better able to meet the needs of their babies. Women need to be nurtured by others during this time, and massage provides not only physical support but also emotional support.

Massage has a sedating effect on the central nervous system, which promotes relaxation, helps relieve body discomforts, promotes milk production, and helps to decrease postpartum depression. Massage also helps return a woman’s body to its pre-pregnancy size and shape.

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