Guide picks
Avoid Deep Massage Strokes on Pregnant Women's Legs!
A Spa Site Guest Article by Elaine Stillerman, LMT, the author of "MotherMassage: A Handbook For Relieving the Discomforts of Pregnancy" and "The Encyclopedia of Bodywork" and the developer and instructor of the professional certificate program MotherMassage: Massage During Pregnancy, taught at massage schools and spas across the country.
Breech Presentation
A Spa Site Guest Article by Elaine Stillerman, LMT. When working in a spa (or in private practice), what does a prenatal massage therapist do when she is told that the client's baby is breech?
Massage Therapy During and After Pregnancy
The fourth article in the Spa Site Massage Series discusses what you should know about pre-natal and post-partum massage.
Maternity Massage Reference Library
Books about maternity massage.
Loving Pregnancy with Partner Massage
by Joanna Napolitano - During pregnancy a woman's body undergoes many changes, some of them stressful and uncomfortable. Massage is a perfect way to reduce stress and promote general well-being.
Pampering Mom: Spa Treatments for Moms-to-Be
by Lain Chroust Ehmann for ebody.com - Spa aficionado and expectant mom shows what you can expect from a day at the spa during your pregnancy.
Massage for Moms-To-Be
Massage can relieve many of the normal discomforts experienced during pregnancy, such as backaches, stiff neck, leg cramps, headaches and swelling--especially of the ankles and feet.
Massage for the Childbearing Year
by Mary Brand-James, Massage Therapist - The benefits of massage the two months before conception, the nine months of pregnancy, and the nine months of pregnancy, and the two months following the birth.
Massage Therapy for Children
Why children need massage therapy.
Oooo, Ahhh - Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy massage can help what ails you during pregnancy, but did you know that there are more benefits than you might have known? Find out more from About's Pregnancy Guide, Robin Elise Weiss.