Aftercare and self-care
Chapter 12. Aftercare and self-care Chapter contents 12.1 Benefits of aftercare 339 12.2 Breathing and visualisation 340 12.3 Exercise 343 12.4 Touch, including shiatsu and massage techniques 349 Reflective questions…
14. Working with higher-risk maternity clients
CHAPTER 14. Working with higher-risk maternity clients Chapter contents 14.1 Definition of ‘higher-risk’ pregnancy 368 14.2 Medical conditions existing prior to pregnancy 371 14.3 Issues arising during pregnancy 375 14.4…
15. Professional issues
CHAPTER 15. Professional issues Chapter contents 15.1 Setting up a maternity-focused bodywork practice 393 15.2 Reflective exercise 395 15.3 Scope of practice: the bodyworker as maternity care provider 398 Reference…
13. The medical approach to labour
CHAPTER 13. The medical approach to labour Chapter contents 13.1 The medical model of labour 354 13.2 Monitoring in labour 355 13.3 Induction 356 13.4 Pain relief 358 13.5 Assisted…
7. Eastern approach to the postpartum
CHAPTER 7. Eastern approach to the postpartum Chapter contents 7.1 General energy patterns for the mother 168 7.2 Changes in the Extraordinary Vessels 171 7.3 Changes in the 12 meridians…
6. Eastern approach to labour
CHAPTER 6. Eastern approach to labour Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star, Hath elsewhere its setting, And cometh…
3. Western approach to the postpartum
CHAPTER 3. Western approach to the postpartum Chapter contents 3.1 Definition of postpartum period and overview of changes 99 3.2 The female reproductive system 100 3.3 Neuroendocrine system 103 3.4…
5. Eastern approach to pregnancy
CHAPTER 5. Eastern approach to pregnancy Chapter contents 5.1 General energy patterns for the mother 132 5.2 Main energy changes and patterns during pregnancy for the mother 133 5.3 Energy…
Anatomy and physiology
CHAPTER 4 Anatomy and physiology This content targets the sciences. This aspect of information provides the foundation for the validity of massage. Many, if not most, exam question found on…
Functional anatomy and physiology
CHAPTER 6 Functional anatomy and physiology* Fascia The term fascia is described as the “soft tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body.” Fascia could also…
