Prenatal Chiropractic Adjustments

When pregnant, your body undergoes physiological and endocrinological changes necessary for your developing baby. Hormones relax your ligaments so your baby’s head will fit through your pelvis, but these hormones (combined with your beautifully swollen belly), resulting in a rapidly lowering center of gravity. Your spine suffers, which means you probably have lower back pain, problems with your sciatic nerve, and other discomforts.

While pregnant, most women experience:

• Increased back curvature (accommodating for the protrusion of your belly)
• Pelvic tilt changes
• Adaptive posture when walking, sitting, and standing, some of which can result in misalignments
• Nausea and exhaustion

In some cases, pelvic tilt changes result in a restriction called intrauterine constraint. This problem can complicate delivery since it can make it more challenging for your baby to get into proper position before you go into labor. Breech and posterior positions interfere with natural birth, resulting in a higher chance of a need for a C-section or other interventions.

How Prenatal Chiropractic Adjustments Can Help

Prenatal chiropractic adjustments provide the following benefits:

• Less nausea
• Improvement of immune system functionality and better sleep, allowing your body to function at optimal capacity
• Reduction of time required for labor and delivery
• Fewer incidences of back, neck, shoulder, and joint pain
• Higher likelihood of natural, unimpeded delivery

Click here to read a Pub Med summary of current literature examining prenatal chiropractic adjustments.

Looking for a Huntersville Prenatal Chiropractor?

Give us a call or use our online contact form to make an appointment. Dr. Doyle will answer any questions you may have and help you come up with a holistic plan for the healthiest pregnancy possible. Dr. Doyle has three children of his own and has a great deal of experience working with women before, during, and after pregnancy and childbirth. He is careful to use techniques that avoid unneeded pressure on the abdomen and will promote your overall comfort and safety.