Suzanne Yates ; foreword by Michele Kolakowski, Penny Bussell Stansfield ; photographers, Sherrie Keuhlein and Amanda Hartman.
New York :
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier,
2010.
1 online resource (xiii, 433 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Western approach to pregnancy -- Western approach to labour -- Western approach to the postpartum -- Introduction to the Eastern approach -- Eastern approach to pregnancy -- Eastern approach to labour -- Eastern approach to the postpartum -- Introduction to bodywork -- Practical bodywork in pregnancy -- Practical bodywork in labour -- Practical bodywork in the postpartum -- Aftercare and self-care -- The medical approach to labour -- Working with higher-risk maternity clients -- Professional issues.
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Pregnancy and childbirth brings together, for the first time, western and eastern approaches providing a sound amalgamation of theoretical and practical information for bodywork practitioners world-wide. It describes in detail the application of massage and shiatsu from early pregnancy, including work during labour and for the first year postnatally for the mother. This is a useful source of information for massage therapists, shiatsu practitioners, osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropractors, reflexologists, aromatherapists, acupuncturists, yoga and Pilates instructors. - Publisher.