Pregnancy Care

A successful pregnancy and birth begins with good perinatal and prenatal health.  As a specialist in family chiropractic care, Dr. Mara helps women prepare for pregnancy by optimizing the nervous system and helping to address nutrition, exercise and emotional issues.

Dr. Mara is certified in the Webster In-Utero Technique, the Koren Specific Technique (KST) and Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique that are natural, gentle, low-force methods that do not involve twisting or cracking.  Throughout the pregnancy, she employs these techniques to reduce discomfort caused by physical, chemical and emotional stress.  She optimizes and normalizes pelvic alignment, which decreases interference to the nervous system, improves the function of pelvic muscles and ligaments and allows the best chance for the fetus to be positioned for a healthy birth.

Here are the facts:

  • 50% of all pregnant women experience back pain during pregnancy.
  • 72% of pregnant women who had chiropractic care reported that they benefited from the care.

Weight gain, added pressure on the pelvic area and spinal problems due to changing load distribution increase low back pain.  Chiropractic care can help.  Once labor begins, additional benefits have been reported:

  • Women who sought chiropractic care throughout gestation reported an average 25-31% shorter labor time.
  • Chiropractors using the Webster Technique reported that 92% of breech position situations were resolved before delivery.

In cases of "stalled" labor, Dr. Mara can provide adjustments that move the natural process forward.  Then, after the birth, she offers a comforting adjustment that helps re-align the mother's pelvis and spine.  These adjustments help normalize hormones more quickly, support breastfeeding and enhance milk supply.  In addition, a gentle check of the baby can encourage feeding success by enabling proper latch and suck, and can identify any nervous system stress, misalignments or subluxation the baby might have experienced during labor and delivery.  After all, Dr. Mara often defines labor as being like an "extreme sport" – one that can be traumatic for both mother and baby.  Chiropractic care can help.

From when you are preparing to get pregnant, all the way to birth, Dr. Mara can safely and gently put mother – and baby – on the road to a lifetime of wellness.