Leslie Stager

Leslie Stager, RN, LMT, is a perinatal massage specialist, doula, writer, and hospice nurse. She has taught perinatal bodywork at the Oregon School of Massage since 1993, initiating the 60-hour Maternity Massage certification program in 2007. She is the author of Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy: A Practical Guide to Bodywork for the Perinatal Cycle (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009) and the instructor on the DVD, Mastering Pregnancy Massage. Her other DVDs, Mothertouch: Nurturing Touch for Birth and the upcoming Touch Techniques for Birth, are based on her experience attending hundreds of hospital and home births.