PrimeVerified listingElena Rossi
Kensington, London
Pregnancy and postnatal massage, aromatherapy blends made per session
1 therapist · Greater London
Specialist prenatal treatment adapted for each trimester. London has the widest choice of massage therapists in the country and the sharpest differences between neighbourhoods.
One therapist currently offers pregnancy massage in London, identity-verified. Listed rates run from £75 to £135, with an hour typically around £88. Sessions are booked at 60 or 90 minutes. They treat clients at their own premises and also offer mobile appointments. Availability is concentrated in Kensington. Besides English, they also speak Italian and Spanish.
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.
Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Chelsea hold the high-end clinics and hotel spas, where ninety-minute treatments and a few days' notice are the norm and rates run a third above the rest of the city. Soho and Shoreditch are younger and later, with studios open until ten and a strong showing of Thai and deep tissue work for people coming straight from the office. Kensington and Paddington have the largest number of independent therapists working from their own treatment rooms, and Canary Wharf is almost entirely a weekday market: mobile massage to offices and hotels, sports and back treatments booked at lunchtime, and very little at weekends.
More on massage in London as a whole — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For pregnancy massage specifically, the therapists listed here work out of Kensington. You can also browse everything in London.
Listed rates run from £75 to £135, depending on duration and on whether you visit the therapist or they come to you. An hour typically costs around £88.
Yes — every therapist listing pregnancy massage in London offers mobile appointments, and all of them also treat clients at their own premises.
The therapist listing here works out of Kensington.