Prenatal massage

When is it applied?

Pregnancy is an inevitable process, but this does not mean that it cannot be spent more calmly and pleasantly. When pregnancy is normal, visiting a masseur can offer many benefits to the future mother both physically and psychologically. Pregnancy massage includes techniques from lymphatic drainage and therapeutic massage. By stimulating circulation and lymphatic outflow, the massage helps to remove the weight and swelling in the limbs, especially in a more advanced pregnancy. It is applied by a side leg or sedation.

What are the main benefits?

Apart from being very pleasant in feeling, prenatal massage has many other benefits.

Some of them are:

• relaxes the muscles and reduces the tension in them;
• reduces heart rate and lowers blood pressure;
• increases blood circulation and stimulates lymph flow by encouraging the body to get rid of tissue-strengthening harmful substances ;
• helps for deeper breathing and respectively for better saturation of the body with oxygen;
• Supports blood and lymphatics and thus can help with swelling and stagnant phenomena;

OKTO recommends

If the pregnancy is normal, massages can be included in any trimester. In the first trimester, it is not recommended that the massage cover the area of the waist, back and legs, as this enhances the blood circulation in the small pelvis. In addition, a woman's body undergoes serious physical and hormonal changes during this period, so massage techniques are more limited and can be applied to the neck, shoulders and arms. In case of complications or specific pathologies, despite the widespread opinion, massages are not prohibited. The right decision, however, is to consult your gynecologist in advance to make sure the safest thing is for you and your baby. In the second and third trimesters, massage is a great way for the expectant mother to relax and release the stress accumulated in the body. Our team fully understands the possible discomfort during pregnancy and strives to provide a pleasant and relaxing environment.