Chiropractic care during pregnancy, what to expect:
Chiropractic care during pregnancy can provide large benefits for you and your baby. Here are some of the benefits you can expect from care:
- healthier pregnancy
- decreased symptoms of nausea
- Reduced time of labor and delivery
- Relief of back, neck or joint pain
- Prevention of cesarean section
Why should I have chiropractic care during pregnancy?
While you are pregnant, there are several physiological and hormonal changes that occur. These changes can greatly effect your body.
1. Protruding abdomen which increases you low back curve
2. Pelvic and postural changes.
Our goal is to keep your body functioning at its highest capacity keep you to feeling vibrant allowing you to relax and enjoy all stages of pregnancy.
What about chiropractic care and breech deliveries?
Dr. Gregory is certified in the Webster Technique. Specific chiropractic analysis and gentle adjusting enables you to maintain balance in your pelvis and reduce stress to your uterus and ligaments. A balanced pelvis makes it easier for a breech baby to turn naturally!
Here is what happens to your body during pregnancy. Your body begins to release hormones that help open joint spaces in order to give room for the baby and prepare for birth. These changes stretch ligaments and tissues and put a lot of stress on your body. Having a pelvis that is misaligned may reduce the amount of room available for the developing baby. This restriction is called intrauterine constraint.
According to The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, there is an 82% success rate of babies turning vertex when doctors used the Webster Technique. Further, the results from the study suggest that it may be beneficial to perform the Webster Technique as soon as the 8th month of pregnancy when a woman has a breech presentation.
The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association recommends women receive chiropractic care throughout pregnancy to establish pelvic balance and optimize the room a baby has for development throughout pregnancy. With a balanced pelvis, babies have a greater chance of moving into the correct position for birth, and the crisis and worry associated with breech and posterior presentations may be avoided altogether. Optimal baby positioning at the time of birth also eliminates the potential for dystocia (difficult labor) and therefore results in easier and safer deliveries for both the mother and baby.
You will be amazed at how this technique can decrease “normal” symptoms expecting mothers feel are all part of being pregnant. We can help you feel great during and after your pregnancy!
Resources:
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Volume 25, July/August 2002.
American Pregnancy Association
