A woman’s body goes through a multitude of physical changes and adaptations during pregnancy – physically, mentally and emotionally. All of this happens whilst she is not only in the process of growing her baby but also contemplating the birth and preparing for major life changes once the baby is delivered into the world.
This course will equip spa therapists to understand these processes and enable them to treat pregnant clients safely with nurturing and healing massage through all stages of their pregnancy, whilst easing the common discomforts associated with pregnancy.
The course is unusual in that it also deals with post-natal massage, an area which is often neglected, and will set spa therapists apart from those only trained in pregnancy massage.
In preparing and writing this course, we have worked very closely with an Obstetrics Registrar, who has endorsed the content of the manual to ensure that it is medically and clinically accurate and correct. She also very kindly gave us her medical and clinical views on the benefits of massage in Pregnancy. We thank her very much indeed for her help and endorsement.
In her final comments to the school, she says: “Research has linked stress and subsequent increased Cortisol levels with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as premature labour, and reduced birth weight. There has also been evidence to link increased maternal stress with the future cognitive development of the foetus. Pregnancy can be a stressful time for a woman, especially with external unforeseen circumstances and pre-existing mental health problems which are becoming more prevalent in the modern world. The benefits of massage both ante-natally and post-natally should not be underestimated both for the mental wellbeing of the mother and also for the immediate and longer-term wellbeing of the foetus”
