Postnatal Massage
Supporting and Nurturing in the Fourth Trimester
Rest – Restore – Recover
Welcoming a new baby into the world is a time of joy, change, and deep emotional adjustment. For many mothers, this transition can bring a mix of excitement, exhaustion, and new physical demands. Postnatal massage provides essential support during this period, helping mothers rest, restore, and recover.
Through evidence-based techniques, therapists learn how to rebalance the body and pelvis, ease muscular tension from feeding or carrying, and soothe discomfort in the neck, shoulders, and wrists. This specialised approach also supports abdominal reconnection, assists with scar tissue recovery, and promotes emotional wellbeing.
Pregnancy Massage Australia’s Postnatal Massage training empowers therapists to nurture women through the fourth trimester—helping them regain balance, confidence, and calm as they embrace motherhood.
In the ‘Postnatal Massage’ course, we focus on:
- Massage in the fourth trimester: to rest, restore and recover
- Massage for the early puerperium the first 6 week period after birth
- Massage to support recovery after caesarean – scar release applications and self care
- How to assess abdominal seperation
- Massage to rebalance the body & Pelvic balancing
- Massage to relieve tension from breast feeding
- Massage techniques to ease postural changes through the shoulder, neck and pectoral muscles
- Reduce oedema in the legs and feet
- Treatment for carpal tunnel and De Quervains
- Simple postnatal exercises
The FACE TO FACE course
$599
The ONLINE course
$499
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Course Accreditation
8 points
Online & Face to Face Course Information
- On enrolment you receive a welcome email and an extensive training manual to support your remote learning
- You can begin the self-paced online theory at anytime, for those attending the face-to-face training it’s your preparation for the practical class
- You will have access to the course for 8 months while you refine and perfect your skills
- Each module has multiple lessons to help you gain a greater understanding of each subject
- The theory component is broken up into individual 15-30 minute lessons which you can complete at your own pace
- You will have access to the videos to refine your skills post course supporting you to creating a nurturing post natal massage
- We will invite you to a Zoom Classroom to connect and ask questions joining other likeminded therapists
- You will be invited into the Pregnancy Massage Australia® Therapists Q&A Facebook Group, which is a supportive forum to ask questions and share your experiences.
To successfully complete the course, you will have to pass the simple assessments by:
- Answering the questions in each section of the online training
- Designing a ‘Postnatal Client Health Assessment Form’ (how to do this is covered in the training, along with an example form)
- Completing a post natal massage by treating a client twice, including providing a photo of your postnatal massage table set-up.
Full course policies on our website
- Seminar times are 9am to 5pm.
- Comprehensive seminar notes will be provided at the commencement of the seminar.
- Morning & afternoon teas provided.
- Further information (parking, accommodation, lunch venues etc) will be sent on receipt of payment.
- A 15% fee will be incurred on all cancellations.
- Due to limited seating no refunds will be given 14 days prior to the start of seminar.
- POSITIONS STRICTLY LIMITED TO ENROLLED STUDENTS
Course Details
Course Content Outline
Module 1: Early Postnatal Recovery – Adjustment and Healing
- Massage Goals for early Postnatal Massage: Fourth Trimester
- Benefits of postnatal massage
- Precautions and guidelines for postnatal massage
Module 2: Planning Your Postnatal Massage
- Design a postnatal health assessment form
- How to create a comfortable position for a breast feeding mother
Module 3: Specialised Massage Techniques for Abdominal Healing
- Benefits of abdominal massage in early postpartum
- Postnatal abdominal healing massage
- Caesarean healing with massage
Module 4: Specialised Massage for Postpartum Pelvic Pain Syndrome (PPPS) and Lower Back Pain
- Client assessment for PPPS
- Rebalance the pelvis – sacrum
- Release of the Iliopsoas and Piriformis
- Specialised techniques to ease lower back pain
Module 5: Specialised Massage for Thoracic and Neck Discomfort
- Assessment of movement for the neck and shoulder region
- Applications to ease tension from breast feeding and change in posture
- Mobilisation for the shoulder and neck
Module 6: Specialised Massage to Ease Carpal Tunnel & De Quervains
- Assessment for carpal tunnel in the postnatal period
- Treatment for carpal tunnel
- Self-care applications for carpal tunnel & De Quervains
- Breast feeding positions for women with carpal tunnel syndrome
Module 7: Introducing Safe Exercise in the Postnatal Period
- Preparing the body for exercise
- Simple tasks to help regain pre-pregnancy posture
- Gentle postnatal exercises.
On successful completion of this workshop, therapists will receive a ‘Certificate of Postnatal Massage’.