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Klappentext Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy is a comprehensive resource for massage students and licensed massage therapists who treat pregnant, laboring, and postpartum clients. The author is a skilled perinatal massage instructor and a registered nurse, childbirth educator, and doula. The book offers step by step instructions for hundreds of Swedish massage techniques useful during the pregnancy, labor, and postpartum periods. The book also integrates myofascial release, acupressure, reflexology, and bodywork methodologies. Contraindications and precautions are examined, health intakes forms are discussed with sample forms pictured, and case studies highlight concerns and considerations. Video clips demonstrating specific techniques are available online. Zusammenfassung Suitable for massage students and licensed massage therapists who treat pregnant! laboring! and postpartum clients! this title offers step by step instructions for hundreds of techniques useful during the pregnancy! labor! and postpartum periods! including general techniques and those specific to common complaints. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART I: PREGNANCY Chapter 1: Massage During Pregnancy: A Unique Opportunity Chapter 2: Physiological and Emotional Changes During Pregnancy Chapter 3: Postural and Muscular Adaptations Related to Pregnancy Chapter 4: Precautions and Contraindications for Bodywork During Pregnancy Chapter 5: General Massage for Pregnancy Chapter 6: Common Complaints During Pregnancy Chapter 7: Bodywork in Preparation for Birth PART II: BIRTH Chapter 8: Supporting Women During Labor and Birth Chapter 9: Massage for the Stages of Labor Chapter 10: Common Complaints During Labor PART III: POSTPARTUM PERIOD Chapter 11: Reincorporation: The Postpartum Period Chapter 12: Bodywork for the Postpartum Client Chapter 13: Massage After Birth-Related Surgery ONLINE Appendix A: REFERENCE LIST OF CONTRAINDICATIONS Appendix B: RESOURCES FOR THE PRACTITIONER Glossary Index ...
