Pregnancy Care in East Ivanhoe
Pregnancy is a time that requires everything in your body to be working to its full potential - no exceptions. Getting regular chiropractic adjustments during this exciting time is an excellent way to maintain health, vitality, mobility and overall wellbeing.
During pregnancy your body undergoes a number of physical and hormonal changes and adaptations to accommodate your growing baby; this places extra stress on your spine, nervous system, organs, and your emotional wellbeing.
By having your spine checked for subluxations (abnormal spinal motion and nerve interference) you can ensure your nervous system is functioning free of any interference, so that you can be as healthy as you can, and baby has the best environment to grow healthy and strong.
When the pelvic bones are correctly aligned, your uterus has room to enlarge freely and symmetrically with your growing baby. Chiropractic care during pregnancy helps to keep your pelvis aligned, which ensures the ligaments and muscles supporting your uterus are balanced and can work together to birth your baby as easily as possible. When the pelvis is misaligned it creates torsion to the supporting structures, reducing the amount of room available for baby. This is called intrauterine constraint, and can prevent baby from getting into the best position for birth, as well as causing lower back discomfort for you.
The Webster Technique has been used by many chiropractors reduce intrauterine constraint, and to help women have more comfortable pregnancies and births. It can also be useful in helping to turn breech or transverse babies to the normal head down position. Both our chiropractors are trained in the Webster Technique to best assist you during your pregnancy.
Receiving chiropractic care during pregnancy has been shown to reduce the amount of intervention required and reduce labor time by 39% (Fallon, 1991)
If you are interested in learning more or setting up an appointment in our East Ivanhoe clinic, call 03 9499 7005 today.
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