Massage Therapy Services
We are proud to offer professional massage therapy services for our clients in the North Texas area! When you schedule a massage with Dana Cluff, you can be confident that you are receiving skilled and ethical outcall massage services, so you can fully enjoy your session in the comfort of your home! Massage sessions are available for anyone medically cleared, both doula clients and non-doula clients alike, within my travel radius for services (contact us to see if we serve your area, a travel charge may apply). Doula clients receive one FREE in-home prenatal or postpartum massage when signing on for birth services, and big discounts on additional sessions!
PRENATAL MASSAGE in your home (weeks 12 - 42+) priced at $110 for 70 mins , $150 for 100 mins, or $190 for 2 hours
Includes:
- professional pregnancy side-lying support cushion on massage table
- pregnancy safe essential oils for aromatherapy
- organic coconut oil and NYR Organic skin moisturizing products
- relaxation music for your comfort
- credit/debit card reader for on-the-spot transactions
- we will therapeutically work on areas of discomfort
- labor inducing massage is an option after 41 weeks
- travel charges may apply
POSTPARTUM MASSAGE in your home (cleared for massage - up to 6 months after birth) priced at $110 for 70 mins, $150 for 100 mins, or $190 for 2 hours
Includes:
- professional massage bolsters for supine and prone positions on massage table
- essential oils for aromatherapy that are breastfeeding and new-mom safe
- organic coconut oil and NYR Organic skin moisturizing products
- relaxation music for your comfort
- credit/debit card reader for on-the-spot transactions
- we will therapeutically work on common problem/pain areas for new moms and address postural alignment issues that come with life with a new baby (Swedish massage is only light-touch relaxation, not therapeutic work)
- travel charges may apply
PRENATAL MASSAGE in your home (weeks 12 - 42+) priced at $110 for 70 mins , $150 for 100 mins, or $190 for 2 hours
Includes:
- professional pregnancy side-lying support cushion on massage table
- pregnancy safe essential oils for aromatherapy
- organic coconut oil and NYR Organic skin moisturizing products
- relaxation music for your comfort
- credit/debit card reader for on-the-spot transactions
- we will therapeutically work on areas of discomfort
- labor inducing massage is an option after 41 weeks
- travel charges may apply
POSTPARTUM MASSAGE in your home (cleared for massage - up to 6 months after birth) priced at $110 for 70 mins, $150 for 100 mins, or $190 for 2 hours
Includes:
- professional massage bolsters for supine and prone positions on massage table
- essential oils for aromatherapy that are breastfeeding and new-mom safe
- organic coconut oil and NYR Organic skin moisturizing products
- relaxation music for your comfort
- credit/debit card reader for on-the-spot transactions
- we will therapeutically work on common problem/pain areas for new moms and address postural alignment issues that come with life with a new baby (Swedish massage is only light-touch relaxation, not therapeutic work)
- travel charges may apply
"[Prenatal Massage] is effective for reducing pregnant women’s stress hormones, stressful mood states, leg and back pain and for lessening obstetric and postnatal complications, hence improving neonatal outcomes."
-University of Miami School of Medicine
Research Supports Massage for Pregnancy & Birth
A Touch Research Institute 2010 study showed that prenatal massage therapy decreased anxiety, lowered pain in both the legs and the back, and decreased prenatal and postpartum depression levels. Other benefits identified in this study included reduction of cortisol levels, which in turn showed a 75% decrease in premature births and 80% decrease in low birth weight for the newborns. These women were massaged for just 20 minutes each week for 5 weeks!
This study also included massage during labor, and found that pregnant women who were massaged for 15 minutes each hour during labor had significantly less pain, requested less medication, received fewer interventions, and their labors were on average 3 hours shorter. Studies conducted in the US in 1997 and Taiwan in 2002 share those same results, while adding that women were discharged from the hospital earlier after birth.
1997 Touch Research Institute study showed numerous positive results from massage during labor. These included a decrease in depressed mood, less anxiety, less agitation, and less pain. The participants also benefited by having significantly shorter labors, were able to leave the hospital more quickly, and experienced less postpartum depression.
A 2005 study looked at the benefits of the pregnant woman’s partner giving her massage during the pregnancy. The benefits of this study went beyond the effect of massage therapy on the woman. The study showed that the fathers experienced a reduction in their own levels of anxiety, and that there was also a benefit to both partners in adjusting to the changes the pregnancy was having on their relationship.
Massage therapy during pregnancy has shown positive results in every possible area, with less pain, shorter labors, fewer interventions, healthier mothers, healthier babies, and more satisfying relationships. Contact us today to see how our massage services can help you!
This study also included massage during labor, and found that pregnant women who were massaged for 15 minutes each hour during labor had significantly less pain, requested less medication, received fewer interventions, and their labors were on average 3 hours shorter. Studies conducted in the US in 1997 and Taiwan in 2002 share those same results, while adding that women were discharged from the hospital earlier after birth.
1997 Touch Research Institute study showed numerous positive results from massage during labor. These included a decrease in depressed mood, less anxiety, less agitation, and less pain. The participants also benefited by having significantly shorter labors, were able to leave the hospital more quickly, and experienced less postpartum depression.
A 2005 study looked at the benefits of the pregnant woman’s partner giving her massage during the pregnancy. The benefits of this study went beyond the effect of massage therapy on the woman. The study showed that the fathers experienced a reduction in their own levels of anxiety, and that there was also a benefit to both partners in adjusting to the changes the pregnancy was having on their relationship.
Massage therapy during pregnancy has shown positive results in every possible area, with less pain, shorter labors, fewer interventions, healthier mothers, healthier babies, and more satisfying relationships. Contact us today to see how our massage services can help you!
