Learn how pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period affect women. Understand the problems that can occur and the appropriate massage techniques for each phase. Recognize contraindications and specific needs for those with high-risk pregnancies.
When you finish this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the needs of pregnant women and how massage therapy can address them.
- Discuss how to modify massage to meet the needs of prenatal, pregnant, and post-partum women.
- Identify the stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
- Recognize contraindications for massage therapy for these clients and the needs for those with high-risk pregnancies.
Susan Salvo, EdD, BCTMB, LMT has over 30 years of experience. She is a co-director of the LA Institute of Massage Therapy, and is a nationally known author and speaker who has written several massage textbooks and online courses.
Course Expiration
Please note that you must complete each AMTA online learning course and pass the exam one year from the date of purchase. If you do not complete the course and pass the exam within one year, you will be required to re-purchase the course.
Online courses expire one year from the date of purchase. When a course expires, you will no longer have access to the course materials and will be required to re-purchase the course.
Course Approval Code(s)
LCEU0003768; MSP #235
Copyright
This course contains information that is proprietary. None of the material contained within this course may be used without the express written permission
of AMTA unless otherwise indicated in the course. As a reminder, before practicing any new modalities or techniques, check with your state’s massage therapy
regulatory authority to ensure they are within the state’s defined scope of practice for massage therapy.
Refunds
Online courses are non-refundable. AMTA will not cover fees incurred from duplicate payments, insufficient funds, stopped payments or credit/debit cards over
credit limits.