Prenatal Massage - A Textbook of Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum Bodywork

List of contents

Unit One: Pregnancy Massage

1. The Benefits of Prenatal Massage

2. Dispelling the Myths of Prenatal Massage

3. General Prenatal Massage Guidelines

4. Emotional and Psychological Effects of Pregnancy

5. Physiology of Pregnancy

6. Contraindications and Precautions of Prenatal Massage

7. Treating High Risk and Bedridden Pregnancies

8. Preconception Support

9. Massage During the First Trimester and Fetal Development

10. Massage During Second Trimester and Fetal Development

11. Massage During Third Trimester and Fetal Development

12. Massage for Labor Preparation

13. Sitting Massage

14. Massage for Common Discomforts of Pregnancy

15. Multiples

Unit Two: Labor Massage

16. Physiology of Labor

17. Stimulating Labor

18. Benefits of Touch During Labor

19. Labor Support Massage

Unit Three: Postpartum Massage

20. Postpartum Complications

21. Immediate Postpartum Physiology and Treatment Goals

22. Puerperium Physiology and Treatment Goals

23. Extended Postpartum Physiology and Treatment Goals

Unit Four: Marketing Strategies

24. Marketing Strategies

Glossary of Terms

Resources

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Stillerman, Stillerman Elaine
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Released: 21.04.2025
• EAN: 9780323042536
• ISBN: 978-0-323-04253-6
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 260 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 840 g
• Series: Mosby's Massage Career Development; Mosby's Massage Career Develop; Mosby's Massage Career Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Alternativmedizin, Massage, Klinische und Innere Medizin, MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, complementary medicine, Materno-fetal medicine, HEALTH & FITNESS / Massage & Reflexology, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies, Materno-foetal medicine / perinatology