Description
This comprehensive 78-minute instructional DVD guides viewers in the essentials of supportive massage & acupressure during labor. Real women in labor as well as models are used to demonstrate techniques. The film concludes with a moving home birth. Perfect for birth companions, massage doulas, nurses, midwifes, and birth professionals to share with clients and build a repertoire of comfort measures for birth.
Content includes the following:
- Birth Massage Benefits & Precautions
- Self-Care for the Birth Companion
- Establishing Clear Communication and Safe Birthing Environment
- Interviews with:
Carol Gray, Midwife, LMT
Laura Erikson, CM, CPM Midwife
Polly Malby, CNM
Mexican Midwives
Laura Erikson, CM, CPM Midwife
Polly Malby, CNM
Mexican Midwives
Specific Acupressure, Reflexology, & Massage Techniques for:
- Hands & Feet
- Belly Rubs
- Speeding Labor
- Increasing Energy
- Reducing Common Complaints
- Easing Back Pain
- Inducing contractions
- Decreasing contraction pain
- Calming Anxiety
- General Comfort & Ease
- And Much More!!.....
