Pregnancy Chiropractic at Tawa Chiropractic
Pregnancy is a time of great change for your body, especially your spine. As your belly grows, your spine changes—your low back arches more, your hips move forward, and your body compensates to balance you by moving your head and neck forward. These changes mean there is much more pressure on your low back, pelvis, upper back and neck.
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How Can Chiropractic Care Help with Pregnancy?
Regular chiropractic care can provide a more comfortable pregnancy and delivery for both Mother and Baby. It stimulates the nervous system to enable proper functioning of your reproductive organs, supporting the needs of your baby throughout pregnancy and during delivery.
By maintaining proper pelvic and spinal alignment and function with chiropractic care, research has shown a 24% reduction in labour time for first-time mothers, and 39% reduction for experienced mothers. Another study found that patients who incorporated chiropractic adjustments during their pregnancy had a 50% decrease in the need for painkillers during delivery.
Our Sensitive Approach to Care
At Tawa Chiropractic, chiropractor Dr Matt Clark checks the spine and nervous system to ensure they are free of joint and nerve dysfunction. By balancing the joints of the pelvis, we can ensure that babies have the best opportunity to move into the ideal birthing position. With a healthily functioning nervous system, uterine function is optimised to promote a straightforward labour.
We are sensitive to the fact that you feel vulnerable and protective of your baby at this time, and we explain everything thoroughly and ensure that we move at a pace you’re comfortable with. We have pillows to help support you during your adjustment, and we use gentle, low-force techniques for pregnant women.
Postnatal Care
We encourage new mothers to see us to help with any upper back pain resulting from breastfeeding or other postural stresses.
Schedule Today
We want to help you have the healthiest, most comfortable pregnancy and birth process possible. Contact us today to book.
Pregnancy Chiropractic Tawa, Wellington also serving Porirua | (021) 0852 7883
Fallon, J. DC. The Effect of Chiropractic Treatment on Pregnancy and Labour: A Comprehensive Study. Proceedings of the World Federation of Chiropractic, 1991:24-31. Fallon, J. DC.
Chiropractic and Pregnancy; A Partnership of the Future. ICA Review Nov/Dec 1990. (pg. 39-42)
Back pain during pregnancy and labor. Diakow, PRP, Gadsby, TA, Gadsby JB et al. J Manipulative Physiol Ther Vol. 14, No. 2 Feb. 1991.