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Reduces stress and promotes
relaxation. |
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Relieves
muscle spasms, cramps, and pain, especially in the back,
neck, hips, and legs. |
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Increases
blood and lymph circulation, increasing cellular nutrition
and reducing edema. |
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Reduces strain on
weight-bearing joints. |
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Provides
emotional support and physical nurturance. |
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Develops
the sensory awareness necessary to relax during 1st stage
labor and to recruit appropriate muscles during the pushing
phase. |
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Improves
outcome of labor. |
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Postpartum
restoration of highly used muscles during labor and delivery.
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Support
for new mothers with physical and emotional strains of
mothering. |
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