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Shiatsu for midwives: course review by Julie Williams

by Julie Williams, Midwife Tutor, University of the West of England (from Well Mother Newsletter February 2000) “Shiatsu For Midwives”,…

Should massage be part of NHS maternity care? Audio

Seminar audio recording Massage and maternity care: Should bodywork (massage, shiatsu, reflexology and yoga) be available to pregnant women as…

Research: Shiatsu audit at St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol

The effects of shiatsu on post-term pregnancy:using an audit to establish a research base This is an article I originally…

Midwives use shiatsu to help women in labour

This blog is a review of a Shiatsu for midwives course run by Wellmother teacher Justine Sipprell in Brighton.  We…

Midwife using shiatsu: Patti Saha

by Patti Saha, Community Midwife, London (from Well Mother Newsletter July 2000) Midwife Patti Saha, working in London, attended one…

Shiatsu helps Dads play a vital part in childbirth

Although fathers are far more involved in pregnancy and childbirth than they were in the pre 1960s era of pacing…

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Pregnancy Shiatsu with Jan

Shiatsu with a Practitioner – Jan and Laura’s Story Laura I was having some shiatsu for a back problems when…

Connecting with your baby and partner during pregnancy

Baby breathing and touch: connecting with your baby and partner during pregnancy with shiatsu and massage A good way of…

Exercise to relieve backache and help your baby into the anterior position

Why do you need to do this? You might also like to read Baby Breath hug or Pelvic instability  or…

Pregnancy baby breath hug

In this blog, we will explore a lovely exercise you can do to connect with your baby during pregnancy: the…