Gemma's pregnancy treatments are designed to provide compassionate and nurturing support for women during this transformative time. Services include gentle pregnancy massage to ease physical discomfort, specialised pregnancy reflexology for overall well-being, personalised antenatal teaching to provide valuable knowledge and preparation, and trauma-informed techniques to offer understanding and solace for those navigating birth trauma and loss.
Holistic birth preparation
As your baby’s birth approaches preparing for childbirth can be exciting and overwhelming, a nurturing mama to be birth preparation support can offer the much needed held space to release childbirth-related fears and anxieties, promote bonding with your baby, and provide relaxation through pregnancy massage, maternity reflexology, acupressure, guided visualisations, and meditation.
Therapies aim to stimulate the release of birthing hormones oxytocin and endorphins to facilitate labour, and bring in deep relaxation, restoring your body and mind, and preparing you for the birthing process.
While I cannot guarantee that labour will begin soon after our session, these holistic therapies offer balance, relaxation, and a sense of calm, supporting your body's natural transition into labour and motherhood.
Research indicates that expectant mother’s receiving regular reflexology and massage during pregnancy tend to deliver closer to term, experience shorter labour durations, and are less likely to necessitate medical intervention. My professional experience in practise as a maternity reflexologist and pregnancy massage therapist supports these findings.
Holistic Birth Preparation Workshop
"You had such a profound effect on me at my approach to giving birth. The reflexology and massage session was wonderful but it was also your words and advice on listening to my body and making my own choices during birth that really resonated with me. They were so helpful during my actual birthing process".
- Rebecca
