Pregnancy & Post-Partum Support

Pregnancy Massage & Bodywork

Pregnancy massage and bodywork can help you meet the coming changes during your pregnancy. The focus for the first trimester is general relaxation, postural awareness, diaphragmatic breathing, and proper pregnancy abdominal exercises.

The second trimester includes the above with more focus on decreasing pain and increasing muscular relaxation of those areas most stressed in pregnancy: low back, neck, hips, and legs.

The third trimester includes the above with focus on the pelvis to relieve pelvic congestion, relieve possible pelvic muscular and joint strain, body awareness exercises to prepare for birth, and labor massage instruction.

Positioning is important for the comfort and well being of you and your baby during each session through out the changes of your pregnancy. Different positions along with supportive pillows are used to create this much needed comfort. Sessions can begin at any time during your pregnancy, but you may gain more benefits with sessions through out your pregnancy and postpartum period.

Labor Massage Instruction

Labor massage techniques are introduced during your last trimester and are taught to you and your labor partner. This includes massage techniques to help relieve labor pain, visualization and meditative methods to support a productive labor, and identification of common areas of muscle tension and how to release them to create a more productive labor. Reflexive zone therapy is also taught for general relaxation, to increase productivity of contractions, and to provide back and labor pain relief.

Postpartum Massage & Bodywork

Beyond general relaxation, postpartum techniques can aid in healing the skin, connective tissue, and muscles of the abdomen. With the strain to the pelvis through out pregnancy and labor, techniques are also included to restore balance to the pelvis and further increase your postural awareness with your newborn. This is a great period of transition and your care now is just as important as during your pregnancy.

Benefits of Pregnancy &
Postpartum Massage & Bodywork

Improves the outcome of labor
Helps relieve muscular pain associated with weight shifts that can occur during pregnancy in the back, legs, hips and neck
Increases body awareness to help with pain relief during the 1st stage of labor and to engage the target muscles during the pushing phase
Increases relaxation through out your pregnancy and postpartum period to help you meet your new experiences
Fulfills the need for nurturing touch and enhances communication and expression
Postpartum, helps to restore function to the abdomen and weight bearing muscles and joints
Helps to ease postpartum depression
Helps to relieve swelling through increased blood and lymph flow

Pricing & Packages

Single Session
$95 - 60 minutes
$130 - 90 minutes

5 Sessions
$375
60 minute pregnancy or
postpartum sessions

8 Sessions

$620
Includes the following sessions:

7 - 60 min pregnancy or postpartum
1 - 60 min labor massage instruction

12 Sessions
$820
Includes the following sessions:
10 - 60 min pregnancy or postpartum
2 - 60 min labor massage instruction

Payment

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Flexible Spending Accounts
Massage and bodywork may be covered under your Flexible Spending Account!

Gift Certificates are also available!

Want to Know More About the Benefits of Pregnancy Massage?

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Visit the Touch Research Insitute for research on pregnancy massage

Due to the specific nature of pregnancy and postpartum massage and bodywork, packages are pre-paid and expire 1 year from purchase date