{"id":78456,"date":"2022-06-02T07:40:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T07:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soothe.com\/?p=78456"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:35:19","slug":"what-is-prenatal-massage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soothe.com\/articles\/what-is-prenatal-massage\/","title":{"rendered":"Prenatal Massage: What It Is, Benefits, And What To Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Pregnancy is one of the greatest experiences a woman can have, but it\u2019s not without challenges. Your body goes through a number of different changes, physically, mentally, and emotionally.\u00a0During your pregnancy, you’re going to experience a lot of different things – some will be AMAZING! However, for your body, some will be difficult. Pregnancy can leave you feeling exhausted and defeated at times. If a prenatal massage can help relieve some of the things you’re going to feel, or are experiencing now, It may be well worth it to give it a try.<\/p>\n\n

To help you better understand this massage, let’s start with the basics.<\/p>\n\n

What is Prenatal Massage?<\/h2>\n\n

A prenatal massage is a thorough body massage given by a professional massage therapist, similar to a Swedish massage (like what you’d expect at a spa), with the exception of a couple of body placement changes that can guarantee the safety and convenience of both mother and the baby. In short, it focuses on helping you relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation, improves mobility, and make you feel better overall.<\/p>\n\n

A pregnant mother’s center of gravity is altered, this puts a lot of strain on her back, neck, abdominal muscles, and shoulders. Ligaments are also softened during pregnancy, which makes your pelvic joints less stable. It also pulls your pelvis forward because of all the extra weight you’re carrying.<\/p>\n

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Prenatal Massage Techniques<\/h2>\n\n

There are a few different massage techniques used during prenatal massage therapy<\/a>. More than 80 types of massage are taught in roughly 1,300 massage therapy programs in the United States. The three most common prenatal massage therapy techniques include;<\/p>\n\n