The glory of being pregnant with the promise of delivering a beautiful child in the near future has no rival. It’s a glorious process to be sure. With that said, it’s not always an easy process for women to go through. Along with the glory comes the possibility of a number of collateral health issues like back pain, nausea, and fatigue.

If you find yourself suffering from such issues during pregnancy, you are certainly deserving of sympathy. At the same time, there are things you can do to relieve such issues given the fact your pregnancy will last months.

Suggestion: You might want to think about seeking chiropractic care. If you need to know how you might benefit from chiropractic care, here are five (5) valid reasons you should see a prenatal chiropractor.

1. Pain Relief

By the time your little baby bump becomes apparent, you might start experiencing pain in your lower back. This happens a lot to pregnant women in response to the extra weight that’s created in the womb. Given the fact you don’t want to have to endure unnecessary pain for months, you should do something about it.

Here’s a startling statistic. Studies show that 84% of the women who seek chiropractic care during pregnancy report little to no lower back pain. Chiropractors use chiropractic adjustments to the spine that help take the pressure off the sciatic nerve. In many cases, pressure on the sciatic nerve is the proximate cause of a pregnant woman’s pain.

2. Help Increase Your Immune Response

One of the general benefits of chiropractic care is improvement in the patient’s immune response. Chiropractors prompt this improvement by using chiropractic massage techniques that help increase the flow of fresh and healthy blood throughout the body. What we know about the immune system is how much it relies on the presence of healthy red and white blood cells.

Pregnant women should be particularly interested in this particular benefit of prenatal chiropractic care. Why? The enemies of an unborn child are viruses and harmful bacteria. If a chiropractor can help a pregnant woman’s body produce more red and white blood cells, that alone is reason enough for a pregnant woman to have regular visits with a prenatal chiropractor.

3. Possibility of Decreasing Duration of Labor

We have all heard horror stories related to women who had to go through hours and hours and hours of labor. For the brave mommies who choose to go through the delivery process without an epidural, those many hours of pain can be very unnerving and tiring.

Amazingly and coincidentally, the biggest source of labor pain comes from lower back pain. Yes, that pesky sciatic nerve gets pinched and shows its displeasure with getting pinched. Regular visits to a chiropractor can help keep a pregnant woman’s body properly aligned, keeping the sciatic nerve safe in the process. Do you want proof it helps?

Studies have shown that first-time mothers who have been going through prenatal chiropractic care experience shorter periods of labor. In fact, the data shows labor is shortened by 25% in comparison to pregnant women who have gone without chiropractic adjustments.

4. Improve Baby’s Positioning in Prep of Delivery

Whether unfounded or not, every prospective mother fears hearing the words “your baby is in the breech position.” While those very words signal that a C-section procedure might be needed, it’s not always the case. One thing a woman can do to help their baby start moving into the proper birthing position is to seek help from a licensed prenatal chiropractor.

What you should know is chiropractors can use an adjustment technique called the Webster Technique. What this technique does is allow the bones of the pelvis to move about in a way that creates more room in the pelvis. This helps the muscles of the womb relax and become more elastic. That makes it easier for the unborn baby to move about and start positioning itself in the right birthing position.

5. Aftercare Treatment to Address Potential Postpartum Issues

After delivering your beautiful baby, you might start thinking your body issues will start to diminish. In some cases, that is very true. Some women are lucky enough to go through the birthing process while their bodies seem to recover quickly when the process is over. Some women aren’t that fortunate.

After giving birth, there is a possibility that your joints will become misaligned. There is also the real possibility you will find yourself dealing with back pain as you care for your baby. Remember, doing things like carrying a baby and changing diapers will be new to your body.

All of this should lead you to one very important conclusion. A good chiropractor could be very useful in helping you with postpartum body issues. They can help bring your body back into alignment, offering pain relief in the process.

In conclusion, it should be very clear that seeing a prenatal and post-birth chiropractor could be very beneficial. Doing so could absolutely take away some of the negative aspects of carrying and having a baby. Since the downside to pursuing prenatal chiropractic care is minimal, there doesn’t seem to be a valid reason for not giving it a try. After all, you deserve to experience all of the pleasures related to becoming a mommy without the distractions brought on by pain issues.

If you decide you want to minimize the health issues you might experience during pregnancy, we would be happy to discuss how we can help you. We just need you to contact us through our website.