Chiropractic has an irrefutable role in the management of pregnancy. Expecting parents tend to read books
about what to expect once the baby arrives, but few truly prepare
themselves about the birth. They rely on their obstetrician to give them
the information they need.
Obstetricians are surgical specialists, and their conversations with
parents tend to be about the possibility of risks and pain, instilling
fear in the parents and therefore ensuring the need for medical
intervention. It has been shown that the less medical intervention the
less risks and the less pain the mother and baby experience. Women
become programmed to fear childbirth and are not empowered to rely on and trust their own instinctive abilities.
A chiropractor trained in the care and management of pregnant women
educate women with information about how wonderful and ecstatic an
experience the birthing process can be and encourage women to understand
just how intuitively capable they are to give birth.
Three areas of pregnancy chiropractic addresses are:
The production and distribution of hormones
Pelvic & spinal alignment & position of baby for delivery
A reduction in the need for intervention
The Production and Distribution of Hormones in Pregnancy
The progression of pregnancy is controlled by the orchestration of
hormones. The right hormone, at the right time, in the right amount
allows a normal progression throughout pregnancy. The wrong hormone, at
the wrong time, in an inappropriate amount can be the cause of a variety
of problems. It is the nervous system that controls and coordinates the
proper production and distribution of these hormones. Chiropractic
adjustments relieve the nervous system of interference allowing it to
effectively and efficiently communicate within the body to produce and
distribute the right hormone, at just the right time, in the right
amount.
Spinal and Pelvic Alignment In Pregnancy
One of the most common spinal problems in pregnant women is
misalignment of the pelvis including the pubic bone. Pelvic misalignment
causes changes in ligaments and muscles that support the uterus. It is
the tension of these ligaments and muscles and their constricting effect
on the uterus which prevents a baby from assuming a vertex or head down
position for birth. A very specific adjusting technique was developed
by a chiropractor Dr. Larry Webster, that reduces or eliminates uterine
constraint due to pelvic misalignment. It is referred to as the Webster
Technique or Webster Protocol. Adjusting the pelvis and using nerve
reflex points the Webster Protocol relaxes the round ligament that
stabilizes the uterus from its connection on the pubic bone thus
allowing the baby the freedom to take the optimal head down position for
birth.
Reduction in the Need For Intervention at Delivery
Birthing interventions such as; episiotomies, epidurals, spinal
blocks and C- sections are seldom in the best interest of the mother or
baby but often in the best interest of the caregiver or the professional
assisting the birth. When the mother's body is prepared and not rushed
or delayed and she is awake and alert she can participate in the complex
dance of contractions and relaxation. When the brain is able to
communicate through a healthyand clear nervous system it coordinates the
actions of muscles and hormones allowing changes in tissues as the
birth progresses and seldom is an episiotomy necessary.
The drugs used in epidurals are powerful enough to numb and often
paralyze the mother's lower body. The epidural and spinal block drugs do
pass to the fetus and cause a number of concerns including a change in
fetal heart rate resulting in
distress and more intervention. Numb pelvic floor muscles can't guide a
baby through the birth canal and often create the need for forceps and
vacuum extraction.
Epidural-an injection of a local anesthesia into the space outside of the sheath around the spinal cord numbing sensation nerves and motor nerves as they exit the spinal cord.
Spinal Block- involves the injection of anesthesia directly into the
fluid inside the layers of the protective sheaths that surround the spinal cord.
Only a few years ago C-section was considered a risky surgery
reserved only for use when it was a matter of saving the baby or mother.
Today it has become a birth option as if no risk is involved for mother
or baby. Unfortunately many cities in the U.S. have a C-section rate
over 50%. Replacing a major surgery for a nature body process does not
come without a cascade of complications, problems and the loss of a
positive and bonding experience for the mother.
To learn more about birth options, choices and experiences I suggest reading:
The Thinking Women's Guide to a Better Birth
By Henci Goer
Gentle Birth Choices
By Barbara Harper RN
Birthing From Within
By Pam England
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