There are many changes that occur within the mother as her body gets ready for pregnancy. Prenatal Massage can ease many normal discomforts that come along with pregnancy and promote wellness for the baby & mother. *Doctor's note may be required if High Risk Pregnancy.

• Reduces anxiety and promote relaxation
• Decreases depression with release of endorphins and helps stabilizes hormonal change.
• Massage helps to facilitate the movement of excess fluids & toxins out of swollen joints/Edema and muscles. 
• Prenatal massage improves blood & oxygen circulation to vital organs. This provides more nutrients to both fetus and mother and improves immune system.
• Prenatal massage helps improve posture and reduce the sciatic pain that most women experience in late pregnancy as the baby grows.
• Pregnancy massage can relieve muscle aches and joint pains, including neck, back, and headaches
• Pregnancy massage improves labor outcomes and promotes newborn health.

When to Avoid Your Scheduled Pregnancy Massage!

You're experiencing nausea, vomiting, or morning sickness

When to See a Doctor!

• You're at high risk of miscarriage or pregnancy. Written consent from your doctor is necessary.
• When experiencing sudden and severe headaches, swelling, high blood pressure or Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH).
• Possible Miscarriage. Any bloody spotting or discharge, continual abdominal pains, leakage of amniotic fluid
• Pre-term labor

Complications During Pregnancy

• Pre-eclampsia - Sudden rapid weight gain, systemic edema, increased blood pressure, protein in urine, increased headaches.
• Eclampsia - Persistent severe headaches; persistent severe back pain unrelieved by change of position; severe nausea/vomiting; systemic & pitting edema, visual disturbances and convulsions.
• Gestational Diabetes - excessive hunger and thirst; increased urination in 2nd trimester; sugar in urine, no non-pregnant diabetes
• Urinary Tract Infections - very frequent urination with burning, low back pain, increase in thirst and decrease in urination, chills and fever with 100+ degree temperature.