Emotional and Environmental Safety and Side Effects from Massage for Women Pregnant After a Stillbirth or Termination for Medical Reasons After 20 Weeks’ Gestation
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.
Authors
- Niki Munk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-8440)
- Phillipa Hay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6856)
- Sarah Fogarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-5873)
- Alexander E.P. Heazell
Institutions
- Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals (AU)
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Translational Research Institute (AU)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Massage Therapy Foundation (US)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education & Practice
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v19i1.1289
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 44.11