Links

Search ‘prenatal massage’ on the following sites…

• Massage Today
• American Pregnancy
• Expectant Mother's Guide
• Midwifery Today
• Drug Information
• Wedlake Studios, Inc. - Maternity & Family Portraits



“Soothing strokes flush the body with endorphins, hormones that not only make you feel good physically and emotionally but contribute to a calming in-utero environment.”

            – Elaine Stillerman, L.M.T., author of Mother Massage: A Handbook for Relieving the Discomforts of Pregnancy (Dell, 1992)





“Studies done in the past 10 years have shown that hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered, leading to mood regulation and improved cardiovascular health, when massage therapy was introduced to women’s prenatal care.”

            – American Pregnancy Association