PrimeVerified listingNadia Hussain
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Pregnancy massage and reflexology in a calm home treatment room
1 therapist · West Midlands
Specialist prenatal treatment adapted for each trimester. Birmingham's massage scene follows its business calendar more closely than any other city's.
One therapist currently offers pregnancy massage in Birmingham, identity-verified. Listed rates run from £40 to £75, with an hour typically around £52. Sessions are booked at 45, 60 or 90 minutes. They treat clients at their own premises rather than travelling. Availability is concentrated in Edgbaston.
Pregnancy massage, also called prenatal or maternity massage, is adapted throughout for a changing body. The therapist positions you on your side with pillows and bolsters, or on a couch with a cut-out, never flat on your back after the first trimester, and uses gentle Swedish-style strokes with light to medium pressure. Certain areas and essential oils are avoided.
It addresses the complaints that come with pregnancy rather than general tension: lower back and pelvic ache, sciatic pain, swollen legs and feet, tight shoulders from a changing centre of gravity, and broken sleep. Many midwives recommend it from the second trimester, and some therapists also offer postnatal massage in the weeks after birth.
Look for a therapist with a specific pregnancy massage qualification, which most list on their profile, and expect a short consultation about how the pregnancy is going before the first session. Sessions are 60 minutes and, because getting to an appointment becomes harder later on, mobile treatment at home is common.
Read the full guide to pregnancy massage — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as prenatal massage, maternity massage and antenatal massage.
The NEC, the ICC and the airport hotels keep a steady demand for mobile treatments, and Solihull has become a sub-market of its own, with therapists who quote hotel visits as their default and whose availability tracks the exhibition schedule. The Jewellery Quarter has the longest-established independents, several in converted workshop units fitted out as proper treatment rooms, and it is the best area for remedial and sports work. Edgbaston is residential and quieter, favoured for longer afternoon treatments and for pregnancy massage, and Moseley has a strong holistic and aromatherapy presence.
More on massage in Birmingham as a whole — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For pregnancy massage specifically, the therapists listed here work out of Edgbaston. You can also browse everything in Birmingham.
Listed rates run from £40 to £75, depending on duration and on whether you visit the therapist or they come to you. An hour typically costs around £52.
Not at the moment. The one therapist listing pregnancy massage in Birmingham treats clients at their own premises.
The therapist listing here works out of Edgbaston.