Preparing for labor
Regular massage helps prepare for the birthing process.It increases the mother’s awareness of tension in her body and teaches her how to relax, open up and let go.
Research shows:
Prenatal
massage decreased anxiety, the level of stress hormones, obstetric and
perinatal complications and improved neonatal performance on the
Brazelton scale.
(T. Field et al, 1998)
Massage Therapy during childbirth decreased anxiety and pain, as well as shortened the length of labor. (T. Field et al., 1997)
