Prenatal Care

Every day more and more women are discovering the profound benefits that prenatal chiropractic care has on not only their own comfort during pregnancy and labor, but also the comfort and well being of their baby. In one study, moms under chiropractic care averaged between a 25% and 33% shorter labor compared to women who had not been under prenatal chiropractic care. In another study, 84% of women under prenatal chiropractic care reported a more comfortable pregnancy and labor. With this in mind, the ultimate goal of prenatal chiropractic care is to allow for optimal fetal development and position, and an easier, safer, and healthier pregnancy and childbirth for mother and child.

During pregnancy, any preexisting imbalances in the pelvis or its supporting ligaments and muscles can become overtaxed and exploited. A woman's body struggles to keep up with the ever-increasing changes happening to her as her baby is growing. The abnormal muscle tension and pelvic distortion that develop pull unevenly on the uterus and cause less efficient and less coordinated uterine function, and further decrease the already limited space that her baby has to live in for the duration of the pregnancy. This produces a constraining effect on the baby and this means a harder, more stressful pregnancy and labor for both mother and baby.

Prenatal chiropractic care specifically addresses imbalances in the pelvis and surrounding supportive tissue to restore structural and functional integrity. This allows a woman's body to accommodate and adapt to the significant changes that she goes through as her baby grows and develops as well as possible. This also allows her body to work as efficiently as possible, which in labor is critical. Additionally, because the mother's body is balanced, it provides the optimal conditions for her baby to grow and to position his/herself properly for birth.

Want More Info? See Dr. Lillis' Article: Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Woman