Prenatal Care

Prenatal massage therapy can help support a pregnant person all throughout their pregnancy, starting from the time of conception till the end of the 3rd trimester and even post-pregnancy. Massage can help reduce anxiety, relieve muscle and joint pains, and help to relax ligaments and muscles to improve a person’s labor outcome, the position of the baby, and reduce the chance of complications.

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Benefits of prenatal massage:

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• Improved connection with the developing baby

• Reduced back pain

• Reduced swelling

• Decreased carpal tunnel and swelling in hands

• Reduced sciatic pain and sacroiliac joint pain

• Reduced joint and pubic pain

• Improved circulation

• Reduced in headaches and migraines

• Reduced stress and anxiety

• Improved sleep and reduced insomnia

• Improved oxygenation to muscles

• Improving tissue health to aide in the healing postpartum 

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Massage therapy is available from the 1st trimester all the way through to the end of the 3rd. Parent's to be can be positioned in a comfortable side-lying position or with pregnancy pillows in a facedown position, in order for us to give you the best treatment possible. 

Ayla is able to offer a pregnant person and their partners some helpful techniques to use throughout the pregnancy and during labour, including massage techniques to help relieve tension for the expecting parent. 
 
*Please advise if you are pregnant, and how far along, when booking your appointment so we can best prepare the room for your treatment*

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