Benefits of Prenatal Massage Therapy

• Reduces stress and promotes relaxation
• Relieves muscle spasms, cramps, and myofacial pain, especially in the back, neck, and hips
• Increases blood and lymph circulation, increasing cellular nutrition and reducing edema
• Reduces strain on weight-bearing joints and musculo-fascial structures
• Develops the sensory awareness necessary to relax during 1st stage labor, and to recruit appropriate muscles during the pushing phase
• Provides a pregnant woman with the experience of loving, nurturant touch so that she may touch her own baby lovingly