Prenatal Massage is designed to relax you as well as relieve the muscular tension and tightness created as your body adjusts to your growing baby. Designed to nurture and pamper as well as therapeutically target specific muscle groups, our Prenatal Massages are the best of both worlds. If you are new to massage or new to Prenatal Impressions Pregnancy Spa and Ultrasound Center, you can receive a prenatal massage after you have entered your second trimester.

Prenatal Massage is a blend of Swedish strokes and a few gentle stretches for areas of discomfort for the mom to be, along with circular abdominal strokes for Baby (can be omitted). Usually done in side-lying position (after the first trimester) with lots of pillows for support. Deeper work on the back and neck, gluteals and sacrum is allowed, especially if the client has received regular bodywork and does not have a "high-risk" pregnancy. Certain acupressure points and reproductive reflex areas are avoided.

Benefits of Prenatal Massage

• Increase in flexibility. Massage relaxes tense muscles and tones loose muscles.
• Improve sleep. Massage relaxed the nervous system by releasing endorphins into the women’s body.
• Relieves depression and anxiety caused by the fluctuation in the hormone changes.
• Decreases the discomforts experienced by pregnancy. Some discomforts relieved include backache, leg cramps, edema, headache, sciatica and swollen ankles and feet. Massage helps with cramping, tension and knots in the muscles.
• Helps control blood pressure. Massage can ease the load on the women’s heart
• Eases muscle fatigue caused by lactic acid and other cellular waste.
• Helps control varicose veins. Massage improves the lymphatic and circulatory systems.
• Greater nourishment for the unborn baby. Massage increases blood circulation, providing more oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the mother and fetus.