• Thai massage is the ideal, manual method that a woman can hope for in pregnancy, in the birthing room, and in the months that follow birth.
• The line work, the pressure of key points, squeezing, rotating, mobilizations, and especially the stretches and Yoga-like postures are exactly what she needs.
• Many Bodywork practitioners, however, do not treat pregnant women because they are concerned that they may harm the woman or her baby.
• Those who do treat pregnant women often put many limitations on their treatment.
• They avoid touching different body parts; the belly, sacrum, top of trapezius, ankles and wrists. They avoid the supine position and many of the important stretches and Yoga-like postures.
• In my new book – Thai massage for pregnancy, I included detailed explanations and discussion of the common pregnancy “contraindications”.
• This was based on the assumption that detailed information on the background of these limitations will encourage you to think on your own, make your own decisions, and not automatically accept the “formal” contraindications.
• In this short video, I will mention in short, 2 pregnancy massage topics - The prohibited points and the supine position in pregnancy massage.
• For detailed discussion and instructions as to the various pregnancy massage topics that you should be aware of, order the book on the website thaiacu.com or Amazon.
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