During Pregnancy:

Trish sees pregnant women for Maya Abdominal Treatments beginning at 20 weeks of gestation or at five months of pregnancy.

The Benefits of the massage during pregnancy are the following:

1. Provides an opportunity for quiet bonding with this beautiful baby to be.

2. Promotes release of Oxytocin, the Love Hormone which enhances this beautiful bonding that exist between a mother and her baby during pregnancy

3. Oxytocin is also the hormone that supports an efficient labor later on in pregnancy.

4. Relieves the “common discomforts of pregnancy”

5. Round ligament pain: 80% improvement on the table, 100% relief in 2- 3 days of treatment.

6. Improves digestion: Decreases heartburn, Decreases esophageal reflux, lessens constipation, Improves hemorrhoids,

7. Relieves the 'oh my aching back' syndrome, • Stretches and releases diaphragm tension • Releases tension on muscles of the rib cage

8. Improves respiration with an increase in detoxification from the lungs

9. Improves edema

10. Improves uterine alignment providing the baby with the fullest possibility for picking its best position for childbirth

11. Improves alignment of the pelvic bones, in particular the sacrum: the most important bone in the female body

12. DOCUMENTED SHORTENED LABOR!

13. Improves VBAC outcomes!

14. Shortens post partum recovery time

15. Prevents and/or Improves Post Partum Depression

When to come in for this vital care during your pregnancy:

Begin at 20 weeks, then: 24 weeks, 28 weeks, 30 weeks, 32 weeks, 34 weeks, 36 weeks, 37 weeks, 38 weeks, 39 weeks up until delivery.

 

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Postpartum:

At 3 weeks post partum, Trish will come to your home & provide you with a vaginal steam and a brief abdominal and sacral treatment.

Post Cesarean Section and For women who have had a VBAC:

Treatments are conservative & respectful, as you have undergone major abdominal surgery. You can come in after your surgeon has cleared you for a massage, ensuring that your abdominal scar has healed. The treatment will help you to avoid excessive scar tissue growth & assist in the emotional healing of an operative delivery.

It is important to receive this care as soon as possible postpartum. Women will benefit from earlier care because the hormone Relaxin, is still present and will aid in the softening of the connective tissue & scar tissue.

This delivery, even if warranted with a healthy outcome of a healthy baby may leave an emotional scar to the woman who has been told by so many, “at least you have a healthy baby”. This scar is the psychological scar that leaves a woman to think that her body has failed her & that she in turn failed her baby. Many women come to believe that the medical system has failed them; some feel that God/dess has failed them. ~The woman who goes on to conceive again without addressing these thoughts and feelings could possibly go on to another traumatic birth.~

The Arvigo technique of Maya Abdominal Therapy for the woman who is planning a VBAC will help her resolve many of these issues.