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Pregnancy massage research

Massage therapy has been demonstrated to be effective during pregnancy in three studies by our group [2-4]. In the first study, therapists provided massage therapy for 20 min per week for 5 weeks [4]. The women reported decreased depression, anxiety and leg and back pain. Cortisol levels decreased and, in turn, excessive fetal activity decreased, and the rate of prematurity was lower in the massage group..............