Labor, delivery and children

An old friend wrote to me today asking for some resources about natural childbirth so I found myself reviewing a number of available references. I’m really impressed with how much more information is available now than when we were having our kids.
Of course not everything we see on line is reliable, but when it comes to health care we simply have to become our own advocates. The days of paying a physician and just trusting what we’re told are certainly long behind us. So one must read, and do so carefully with a discerning mind.

One of the resources I gave her was some information that appears on this site: “Is chiropractic safe during pregnancy?(then scroll about half way down the page)” This is an important question to ask because ordinary doctors and obstetricians are not trained about the importance of chiropractic care for a pregnant woman. Many women have reported that delivery was more comfortable owing to their chiropractic adjustments and that they adapted better to their many bodily changes during the pregnancy. This is understandable when we remember that the purpose of chiropractic is improved nerve system function.
Your chiropractor is trained to modify both the equipment and the adjusting procedures to safely, comfortably and effectively adapt to the pregnant woman’s changing needs throughout the pregnancy.