Midwives frequently argue that time constraints
preclude them from providing massage, reflexology
and other touch therapies, even when they are
appropriately qualified to do so, but an evaluation
and adaptation of the process of traditional
antenatal care may facilitate a more successful
outcome. The overall holistic aim of antenatal care
is to help the expectant mother through as safe and
satisfying an experience of pregnancy and childbirth
as possible and to prepare her for parenthood.
The time taken to monitor the woman’s physiopathological
state is minimal compared to that
required to attend to their psycho-emotional and
educational needs. Better utilisation of the time
spent with pregnant women, incorporating touch or
relaxation therapies into normal antenatal care,
may be more productive, resulting in women who
enter labour in a more relaxed state, consequently
normalising the childbearing experience. Relief of
physiological disorders of pregnancy, easing of pain
in labour, successful breastfeeding and prevention
or alleviation of postnatal depression may all be
possible, through the use of complementary therapies
known to affect stress hormones. Reduction of
stress in pregnancy contributes to improved fetal as
well as maternal well-being and has ongoing
implications for the health of the mother, her
infant and family
Midwives frequently argue that time constraintspreclude them from providing massage, reflexologyand other touch therapies, even when they areappropriately qualified to do so, but an evaluationand adaptation of the process of traditionalantenatal care may facilitate a more successfuloutcome. The overall holistic aim of antenatal careis to help the expectant mother through as safe andsatisfying an experience of pregnancy and childbirthas possible and to prepare her for parenthood.The time taken to monitor the woman’s physiopathologicalstate is minimal compared to thatrequired to attend to their psycho-emotional andeducational needs. Better utilisation of the timespent with pregnant women, incorporating touch orrelaxation therapies into normal antenatal care,may be more productive, resulting in women whoenter labour in a more relaxed state, consequentlynormalising the childbearing experience. Relief ofphysiological disorders of pregnancy, easing of painin labour, successful breastfeeding and preventionor alleviation of postnatal depression may all bepossible, through the use of complementary therapiesknown to affect stress hormones. Reduction ofstress in pregnancy contributes to improved fetal aswell as maternal well-being and has ongoingimplications for the health of the mother, herinfant and family
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