Massage for Pregnancy and Labour

Massage during pregnancy & labour is a wonderful practical tool which you and your chosen birth partner can use to lessen anxiety and help with pain relief and our workshop has been devised with this in mind. Massage can be of particular use in the early stages of labour when stronger pain relief may not be needed to make you feel more comfortable. It can be used during home births or in situations where you have decided on a birthing plan which excludes certain types of pain management and offers many benefits to both you, your partner and your baby.

Massage during labour is particularly complementary to active birth situations and can give your birth partner an active role and enable them to feel more involved in the birth.

Benefits of massage during labour

Massage for labour has been used for many years, throughout many societies and is the oldest form of natural pain relief for women in labour. It offers many natural benefits including:-

  • Stimulates the release of pain relieving hormones (endorphines)
  • Helps to minimise the release of adrenaline which increases anxiety and stress levels in both mum and baby
  • Blocks pain messages being sent to the brain
  • Helps to loosen muscles
  • Boosts circulation and helps oxygen and nutrients get to muscles working on overtime!
  • Lessens anxiety
  • Releases 'feel good' and 'love' hormones (oxytocin) which helps to progress labour and expel the placenta
  • Increased levels of oxytocin aids the bonding process between mum and baby
  • Helps release prolactin which helps to stimulate milk production
  • Helps to re-assure mum to be
  • Can lessen the anxiety of birth partner by giving them a positive role

Workshops are held in the Faversham, Whitstable, Canterbury, Sittingbourne, Medway Towns, Maidstone and Kings Hill areas on a regular basis.

For details of the Massage for Pregnancy and Labour Workshops click here

For more information on the Massage for Pregnancy and Labour Workshops, or to book, please call Michelle on 07917-765551 or e-mail michelle@millieandmonty.co.uk

If you would like to book a workshops, massage or class for someone else then please see further information on the Gifts and Vouchers page

 

 

For further details call Michelle Southworth on 07917 765551 or e-mail michelle@millieandmonty.co.uk