Why Specialize?

If you're a massage therapist looking to confidently support pregnant and postpartum clients—this is your path.

This comprehensive, self-paced certification is designed for licensed massage therapists and students who want to:

• Work safely and skillfully with pregnant bodies across all trimesters
• Understand anatomy, positioning, and contraindications
• Provide relief for common pregnancy discomforts

Expand your practice and serve more clients during the childbearing years

What You’ll Gain

• 12 CEUs* (NCBTMB-approved; excludes NY & FL)
  
• Lifetime access to all course materials (including future updates)
  
• Full, practical curriculum including:
  
  • Pregnancy anatomy + trimester considerations
    
  • Contraindications + high-risk screening
    
  • Labor support, postpartum care, and massage during all three trimesters
    
• Hands-on skills training including:
  
  • Prone, side-lying, and supine positioning
    
  • Massage for labor stimulation, breech support, and postpartum healing
    
  • Castor oil pack use, belly mapping, and more
    
• Bonus content: birth vocabulary, doula services, business tips, fetal positioning
  

Course Curriculum Highlights

• A Brief History of Touch During Pregnancy
  
• Dispelling the Myths of Pregnancy Massage
  
• Benefits of Maternity Massage
  
• General Guidelines for Prenatal Massage
  
• Session Guidelines for Each Trimester
  
• Contraindications and High-Risk Clients
  
• Communicating Like You Are Birth Savvy
  
• Docs, Doulas, and Midwives
  
• Pregnancy Anatomy + Positioning Debate
  
• Addressing Miscarriage, Foot Massage Myths, and Due Dates
  
• Postpartum and Labor Techniques
  

Why This Course?

Taught by Rebecca de Azevedo Overson, former owner of Salt Lake Prenatal Massage (2009–2018), who served 10,000+ moms and trained hundreds of LMTs. Rebecca brings:

• Real-world insight (not just theory)
  
• Professional demo videos from live courses
  
• Decades of experience in prenatal bodywork
  

No fluff—just practical, impactful training