Chiropractic can play a major role in pregnancy and the health of a baby and the newly expecting mother. Countless research has proven to be true that Chiropractic care through pregnancy has decreased labor time, decreased labor pain, and decreased the need for C-sections. It also has been demonstrated to decrease lower back pain by improving weight distribution on the mother’s frame as baby grows. Chiropractic is vital to the world of expecting mothers. There are even special certifications, the Webster Technique, furthering the validity that all pregnant moms should be under care.

The Webster Technique in Coeur d'Alene ID is a unique way to analyze the mother’s pelvis and sacrum relationship. The reason why this is important is because there are ligaments that attach from the pelvis to the uterus. The uterus is “floating” in the mother’s pelvic inlet. If the pelvis/sacrum were to be rotated and out of alignment, this would cause distortion of the ligaments thus resulting in a mispositioned uterus. A mispositioned uterus can cause a stress load on baby reducing the space for baby to move. Imagine being really twisted up in your bed sheets creating a bounded-up feeling. When a Webster Certified Chiropractor restores the pelvic relationship, the uterus begins to have more space, basically unraveling the bedsheet allowing more space for baby to grow. We have seen this in babies who could use more space in the uterus especially to change position.

When delivery occurs, we must look to the nerve system. Delivery should be a harmonious action of muscles contracting with lots of power. The ability for muscles to contract and relax with perfect timing is a Nerve system function. The pelvic splanchnic nerves control and coordinate uterine contractions. Rising from the sacral bone, these nerves must be firing well to decrease labor intensity and duration. An incoordination in muscle contraction would be frustrating to the process, slowing it all down. The mother also must have great pelvic/sacrum mobility to allow the baby to drop further inferior into the pelvic canal. Positioned by the pelvic/sacral relationship, the birth canal must be easily accessible by baby.

There is hope for a happy and healthy pregnancy. The old ways of fearing the “short end of the stick” are gone. Sometimes things do happen, however the literature supports that there are things a mother can do to give her and baby the best chance possible for an amazing birth experience. We believe everyone should have a beautiful pregnancy and delivery. Allow us the opportunity to give you and your loved ones the best chance possible.

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Please feel free to contact HomeTown Family Chiropractic at (208) 261-2206 with any questions you may have.