Getting a massage
throughout your pregnancy
can have many benefits many similar to regular massage, but since many
ailments arise just due to pregnancy massage for these conditions is
often an overlooked and wonderful option. Plus, it is great for the
husband and other family members as well as it improves mood, and
allows the mother to be pampered by someone outside the family unit
giving the family to get a break and breath of fresh air. Everyone gets
some me time improving relations all around.
Prenatal massage:
Benefits of massage include:
- Relaxation
- Lower
blood pressure
- Improved sleep patterns
- Increased
flexibility
- Improved circulation
- Reduced
edema
- Lessens stress and strain on hips, back, and
legs
Labor Support:
Getting massage services during labor
has led to the
following results:
- 50% Reduction of
C-Sections
- 40% Reduction of administration of
Oxytocin
- 30% Reduction of Pain Medication
- 60%
Reduction in epidural requests
- 40% reduction in
need for forceps
- 60% Reduction in length of labor
In
general the mother has more satisfaction with birth experience,
and experience less pain in labor.
Six
weeks Post Partum:
Better
relations with husbands
Higher incidence of breast feeding
Fewer infant illnesses
Postpartum:
Benefits of post partum massage include:
- Relieved
muscle strain from labor and delivery
- Promotes
realignment of spine and pelvic structures
- Begins
rehabilitation of abdominal skin, muscles and organs
Cecarian- Speeds
healing of incision
- Reduces formation of adhesions
and scar tissue
High Risk and Bed Rest: With
your doctors approval and guidance, massage can be of extra benefit
when needed most.
- First
and foremost, it helps by reducing stress, and if you are relegated to
bed you know what it is like to ache all day from lack of movement.
- Second,
it helps normalizes body functions i.e. :
- Blood
Pressure
- Glandular function for things like Diabetes