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| An important aid to a pleasant pregnancy experience | | | | techniques which concentrate on a woman's, neck, |
| is pregnancy massage. As your pregnancy | | | | back and pelvic regions- the areas most often |
| progresses and your stomach enlarges you | | | | negatively affected by a pregnancy. |
| experience physical aches and pains in different parts | | | | Another care to be taken while giving the massage is |
| of your body. Relief to this pain can be provided only | | | | your position. Since you cannot lie on your stomach, |
| by massage therapists who specialize in prenatal | | | | you will most often be laid on your side with pillows for |
| massages. Massage relieves pain because it | | | | support. While there are special tables designed to |
| enhances the function of muscles and joints, improves | | | | allow room for a pregnant belly, most therapists prefer |
| blood circulation and relieves mental and physical | | | | to have you rest on your side. Pregnant mothers are |
| fatigue. | | | | very sensitive and masseurs will need to be careful |
| The benefits of pregnancy massage are numerous. | | | | when giving massages as to not harm the baby in any |
| Under the stress of pregnancy your body produces | | | | way. To ensure this result intensity of the massage is |
| stress hormones. These stress hormones are felt not | | | | also very important. |
| only by you, but also your baby. By reducing your | | | | Since pregnancy massage is special, finding a therapist |
| stress, through massage, you can increase the | | | | who specializes in prenatal massage might be slightly |
| comfort level of your unborn baby. Moreover, the | | | | difficult. All therapists may not be able to accede to |
| massage can ease your muscular aches and pains | | | | your request for massage. Some might not have the |
| that may be very uncomfortable to say the least. But | | | | experience and some might not have time to accept |
| before deciding on massage therapy you should first | | | | you as a patient at all. |
| consult your doctor to make sure that you are suitable | | | | Experts in pregnancy massage recommend that |
| for massage. You should be careful while going for | | | | pregnant women have a massage at least once a |
| pregnancy massage and only utilize the services of | | | | month. This is to keep them revitalized and ready for |
| trained prenatal massage therapists. For prenatal | | | | the actual birth. |