Prenatal Massage

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     For an easier pregnancy, massage can relieve discomfort and possibly even make labor easier. Massage also tends to instill a feeling of well-being to both mother and unborn child. Many pregnant women develop lower back pain, problems in their hips, retain fluid and become swollen and develop neck problems because they have to sleep on their sides. These can all be treated with massage.
     The sooner a pregnant woman starts receiving massage - ideally, once or twice a month - the better! Massage can help prepare a woman for labor by showing her what it feels like to truly relax.
     Massage given after birth on an ongoing basis helps to relieve backaches, stress, fatigue, headaches and postpartum depression. Massage helps alleviate these discomforts and supports the new mother as she adjusts through the postpartum time.
     When combined with proper exercise and diet, massage following birth will be an asset in regaining normal weight, firming slack muscles and relieving pain in body parts she might have strained during labor.