Prenatal Massage Therapy: Head and Face

Pregnant women who regularly get massages sleep better and suffer less from anxiety, fear or depression. Massage decreases cortisol (the stress hormone) in the brain.

• Loosen up the scalp.

• Go through the hair and stimulate the nerve endings.

• 'Effleurage' jaw.

• Make circles outward from the eyes.

• Stroke the forehead

• Be gentle on the temples.

• Ears are a pressure point.