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Shiatsu and massage for postnatal support

You have your baby and you probably have lots of questions. We look at how shiatsu and massage can support…

How can shiatsu and massage help prepare me for birth?

In this article we will look at ways in which Wellmother can support you to prepare for birth, what a…

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Beautiful Birth Book Launch February events: Celebrate, Learn and Support a Good Cause

Thank you for those of you attended my book launch events in November 17. For those of you who missed…

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…