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. Massage therapy addresses different needs through varying techniques, one of which is the Swedish Massage which aims to relax muscle tension and improve lymphatic and blood circulation through mild pressure applied to the muscle groups of the body.
Swedish Massage is the recommended massage method during pregnancy because it addresses many common discomforts associated with the skeletal and circulatory changes brought on by the hormonal changes that takes place during pregnancy.
It has been shown that when massage therapy is introduced into prenatal care the hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered. This ultimately leads to mood regulation and improved cardiovascular health.
The benefits of massage therapy during pregnancy can improve overall prenatal health for many women. Together with the guidance and advice of a prenatal care provider, massage therapy can be incorporated into routine prenatal care as an emotional and physical health supplement that could improve pregnancy outcome and maternal health.
The changes in hormone levels also led to fewer complications during childbirth and reduced newborn complications, such as low birth weight. This suggests that there are maternal and newborn health benefits when therapeutic massage is incorporated into regular prenatal care.
Regular prenatal massages may not only help you relax, but may also relieve insomnia, joint pain, neck and back pain, leg cramping, and sciatica. It can also relieve common pregnancy problems such as, reduce swelling in your hands and feet (as long as that swelling isn't a result of preeclampsia), relieve carpal tunnel pain, and alleviate headaches and sinus congestion and may also lift depression without the use of medication.
Swedish Massage is the recommended massage method during pregnancy because it addresses many common discomforts associated with the skeletal and circulatory changes brought on by the hormonal changes that takes place during pregnancy.
It has been shown that when massage therapy is introduced into prenatal care the hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered. This ultimately leads to mood regulation and improved cardiovascular health.
The benefits of massage therapy during pregnancy can improve overall prenatal health for many women. Together with the guidance and advice of a prenatal care provider, massage therapy can be incorporated into routine prenatal care as an emotional and physical health supplement that could improve pregnancy outcome and maternal health.
The changes in hormone levels also led to fewer complications during childbirth and reduced newborn complications, such as low birth weight. This suggests that there are maternal and newborn health benefits when therapeutic massage is incorporated into regular prenatal care.
Regular prenatal massages may not only help you relax, but may also relieve insomnia, joint pain, neck and back pain, leg cramping, and sciatica. It can also relieve common pregnancy problems such as, reduce swelling in your hands and feet (as long as that swelling isn't a result of preeclampsia), relieve carpal tunnel pain, and alleviate headaches and sinus congestion and may also lift depression without the use of medication.
Benefits of Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy massage can be used at any time during pregnancy including post-natal. Special care is taken into consideration during the later stages of pregnancy to ensure the treatment is safe and beneficial for both mother and baby.
Massage also stimulates the endocrine system and decreases the level of stress hormones (cortisol, adrenaline) and increases your 'feel good' hormones (serotonin and dopamine). This calms the nervous system and increases relaxation and improves sleep as well as stabilising and reducing stress hormones to the baby.
Getting a massage during pregnancy is also really beneficial as it increases blood circulation around the body, allowing more oxygen and nutrients available to the cells to provide mum and bub with better nourishment and oxygen supply.
Check with your health care provider before booking a massage if you:
If you or someone you know could benefit from an indulging pregnancy massage, book in with one of our therapists today!
Getting a massage during pregnancy is also really beneficial as it increases blood circulation around the body, allowing more oxygen and nutrients available to the cells to provide mum and bub with better nourishment and oxygen supply.
Check with your health care provider before booking a massage if you:
- Have diabetes
- Have morning sickness or are vomiting regularly
- Have been diagnosed with preeclampsia or high blood pressure
- Have fever or contagious virus
- Have abdominal pain or bleeding
- Are at high risk of miscarriage
- Have a high-risk pregnancy such as placental abruption (where the placenta slightly detaches from the wall of the uterus) or preterm labor
If you or someone you know could benefit from an indulging pregnancy massage, book in with one of our therapists today!
