Pre- And Perinatal Massage Therapy: A Comprehensive Practitioners' Guide to Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum: Nurturing the Births of Mothers and Thei

by Carole Osborne

Book Overview

This book will give a comprehensive foundation manual therapists need to safely and effectively support the birth of a mother and her baby. It covers the techniques and benefits of therapeutic massage and bodywork throughout pregnancy and labor, and in the postpartum period. Physiological, structural, and emotional developments in the childbearing year are explained, emphasizing ramifications for somatic practices. General guidelines for effective,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966558502
• ISBN13: 9780966558500
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.