Distance-Learning Moderator: Alison Perrott
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Summary:
Learn how to adjust your massage to create safe treatments that support your pregnant clients and their unborn child.
Overview
Pregnancy can be a wonderful and transformative experience for the mother to be. In addition to the fact that massages during pregnancy provide relaxation and stress relief, there are many other benefits for both the baby and the mother-to-be. Touch is vital to the mother’s physical and emotional well-being as she adapts to her new body image. A study conducted by Dr. Tiffany Field at the University of Miami School of Medicine showed that massage actually reduces stress hormones in the body. Regardless of individual circumstances, a pregnant woman’s body is challenged, changed and stressed in many ways. Pregnancy Massage is a specialised massage approach supporting the mother-to-be, which in turn nurtures the new life that grows within her.
Massage can be performed anywhere from 10 minutes to one hour, depending on the individual needs of the client. Caution is advisable during the first trimester, once a week during the second trimester and twice a week or more is the ideal during the third trimester.
This 1-day Pregnancy Massage Course is designed for Massage Therapists who wish to be able to massage pregnant women confidently and above all safely.
The course includes essential oil data for the use of Aromatherapists and for
the interest of non-Aromatherapists.
We strongly advise that only qualified Aromatherapists use essential oils with members of the public.
For qualified Massage Therapists.
Course Content
Studies commence at 10.00 a.m. and finish at 5.00 p.m.
Topics addressed during this course include:
Practical:
- Relaxing massage positions & specific massage techniques,
including Shiatsu points & hand and foot reflexes, during pregnancy
- Massage Sequence
Theory:
- Essential oils - recipes for conditions - pre, during and post
labour (for Aromatherapists only)
- Stages of Pregnancy
- Carriers & Flower Remedies
- Legal Advice
- Safety Precautions
- Benefits of Massage During Pregnancy
- Symphysis Pubis
- Placenta Previa
- Urticaria
- Common Problems during Pregnancy
- Hormones during Pregnancy
- Respiratory & Digestive Tract during Pregnancy
- Heart & Blood flow during Pregnancy
- Recipes during Pregnancy (for Aromatherapists only)
Please note: This course is a Post-graduate qualification course, during which the student is assessed for competence. Students must successfully complete 3 practice sessions and submit case
histories within 12 weeks of the course - before being issued with a Certificate of Qualification.
Massage Therapists will be issued with a Certificate of Qualification in 'Pregnancy, Babies
& Children Massage'. Massage Therapists who are also Aromatherapists will be issued with a Certificate of Qualification in 'Pregnancy, Babies & Children Aromatherapeutic Massage'.
Many Associations accept our courses for CPD including the IFPA (6 Category A Points).
Student Comments
"Very helpful - feel much more confident"
" Very clear - gives great confidence."
"Easy to relate to - excellent Tutor."
"Really good teaching - as we always get. I feel so much more
confident now about the subject."
"I found the course very helpful, particularly the positioning of the
client for massage in pregnancy. A very helpful and enjoyable day"
"Learnt many new techniques and theories. Well organised, good
quality notes"
"So much more information that I'd expected. Really informative. Great
Course-book."
"Tutor was very helpful, detailed feedback, quick response. Very detailed
info on massage and essential oils, lots of helpful detailed information"
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