BUMP TO BABY BIRTH SERVICES

DANA CLUFF, BIRTH DOULA & LMT -- BUMPTOBABYDFW.COM

The amazing
benefits of
massage
Massage Therapy has been a
recommended and highly effective
treatment for pregnancy, birth, and
the newborn period for thousands of
years. Care providers across the
world send referrals for pregnancy
pain relief, soft tissue tension that
can hinder childbirth, helping to turn
breech babies in utero, cesarean scar
massage work, premature baby
massage, labor inducing massage,
labor pain relief, and so many more
reasons.

PRENATAL MASSAGE
In one scientific study, pregnant
women who received just 20 mins of
professional prenatal massage care
each week for 5 weeks reported
decreased depression, anxiety, and
overall discomforts and pain. Cortisol
levels also decreased, and this
massage group had a lower number of
premature births (0% compared to
11% in control group). Massage
during pregnancy has been proven to

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reduce low birthweight in

newborns by an impressive 80%.
Massaged mothers had lower
chances of tissue swelling,
developing mood disorders, and
had increased bonding with their
babies. The newborns of the
massaged mothers also had lower
cortisol levels than the control
group newborns, they preformed
better on the Brazelton Neonatal
Behavioral Assessment and
demonstrated better motor skills.

MASSAGE DURING LABOR

Massage Therapy is known to be an
anxiety-reducer, which is crucial
during labor and birth. The main
focus of studies about massage
during labor, however, is on the
alleviation of contraction
discomforts. In one study, women
in labor were massaged for 15 mins
each hour and they experienced
significantly less pain, PLUS their
labors were 3 hours shorter and
the need for medication was
reduced. How does this work? The
Gate Theory states that massage
pressure sensation messages
(myelinated neurons) travel to the

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In Premature Infant
s
who received 15 min
s of
Massage, 3 times a
day
for 10 days:
47% more weight wa
s gained

Better Neonatal As
sessment
Scores than contro
l group
More Alert and Activ
e
Stayed 6 less days in
NICU
Higher testing scor
es through
12 months of age
[see research study lin
k

below]

brain
much quicker than birth pain
messages (unmyelinated neurons).
Whichever gets there quicker
closes the gate, allowing only the
first in!
For more information on these
research studies and about the
importance of infant massage:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
pmc/articles/PMC2870995/
http://www.healthyfamily.org/
pub/article/2

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postpartum massages TODAY! Research agrees
that you shouldnt wait. The benefits are
endless, go ahead and set up a treatment plan.