ArticleInternational journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork2026
Emotional and Environmental Safety and Side Effects from Massage for Women Pregnant After a Stillbirth or Termination for Medical Reasons After 20 Weeks' Gestation.
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Abstract
Background: Stillbirth is the death, Purpose: This article reports participants' experiences of safety, the harms, and adverse events in a study exploring massage as a support for individuals pregnant after a stillbirth. Methods: The study used questionnaires to collect side effect data and qualitative interviews to examine participants' experience of safety. Results: The study found that 75% of participants experienced one or more side effects. Post-massage soreness (45.8%) was the most frequently reported side effect, followed by tiredness (43.1%). The main theme of the qualitative analysis was "safety: so much more than physical safety," reflecting the importance of safety to study participants and that safety was much more than avoiding physical harm. Conclusion: Participants needed the massage space to feel safe, both environmentally and psychologically, to facilitate their capacity to engage. Having trained massage therapists was important as this helped reassure participants that massage was a safe treatment for themselves and their baby.
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