Chiropractic for mothers‐to‐be? Absolutely!!

In fact, pregnant women benefit from chiropractic care more than any other population group – benefits that can include the baby as well.

Pregnancy can be a time of joy and exciting anticipation, yet for some the experience is colored by pain, discomfort and illness. This is often because pregnant women undergo many structural and hormonal changes that affect the spine, nerves, joints, ligaments, connective tissues, center of gravity and stability. The doctor of chiropractic can ensure that the spinal column, pelvis and related structures are balanced, moving easily, and free from vertebral subluxations.

Benefits of chiropractic for the mother:

  • Prepares the pelvis for an easier pregnancy and birth by creating a state of balance in pelvic bony structures, muscles and ligaments
  • Removes tension on the ligaments that support the uterus thus reducing torsion (intrauterine constraint) to the woman’s uterus
  • Reduces interference to the mother’s vital nerve system which controls and coordinates all of her systems and functions
  • Allows for a safer, easier birth for the mother, decreasing the potential for intervention

Benefits of chiropractic for the infant:

  • Removes interference to the mother’s nerve system allowing for better baby development
  • Allows the baby the room to develop without restrictions to its forming cranium, spine, and other skeletal structures
  • Offers the baby the room to move into the best possible position for birth
  • With proper fetal positioning, there is a significant decrease of dystocia and the resulting birth trauma caused by intervention

Chiropractic can also help correct breech presentations in which the baby isn’t positioned properly for birth. Developed by the late Larry Webster, D.C., of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, chiropractors are able to release stress on the pregnant pelvis and cause relaxation to the uterus so the baby will turn naturally.

Dr. Melissa Grosboll is certified in prenatal chiropractic care, including the Webster Technique for breech presentation. If you’d like more information or to make an appointment, please call 720‐201‐4292