Natural Relief for Labor Pain
You may want all of your labor to be natural. Or you may want to use natural pain-relief methods in the beginning of labor and then add pain medicine later. You can choose one main [...]
How Do Meditation and Guided Imagery Help with Labor Pain?
Meditation may help you manage pain by focusing on a certain object, picture or sound. By concentrating on a one main thing, you can help your mind think about something other than pain. To use [...]
3 Relaxation Techniques for Pregnancy
Here are three relaxation techniques to use during your pregnancy. Fitting these activities into your life can help reduce everyday stress and boost your energy and mood. Relaxation technique 1: Breathing meditation for stress relief [...]
Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief
You can achieve mindfulness by practicing relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, rhythmic exercise and yoga. Fitting these activities into your life can help reduce everyday stress and boost your energy and mood. The [...]
Benefits of Postpartum Massage
Postpartum massage can be as important and beneficial as massage during pregnancy. Postpartum bodywork is an effective and holistic approach for the many adjustments to motherhood. You may be surprised to receive much more than [...]
Reflexology: Pregnancy, Labor and Postpartum Recovery
Ten studies show the impact of reflexology on issues important to expectant mothers. Research shows that women given reflexology work during pregnancy or labor experienced shorter labor times and less analgesia use. In addition, reflexology [...]