Labor Day

I spent the day at a conference of childbirth educators and labor & delivery professionals.  These are women who really "get" pregnancy, labor, and delivery as normal events rather than medical procedures.  They educate, support, and coach women and their partners through arguably the most physiologically and emotionally complicated and delicate dance-of-life that there is.  Any couple who has ever invited a doula or midwife into the delivery room will attest to the gentle power of this kind of support.  In the face of a medical machine that prefers to turn this beautiful, natural, normal process into a fear-filled, nerve racking, and painful procedure, these women stand strong and undeterred.

For the last few year I have been asked to attend this conference as an exhibitor ~ I show up with my packets of information and my anecdotes, and single-handedly attempt to dash all of the mental baggage about chiropractic that they've managed to acquire.  I was gratified today to have several of the conference attendees claim that they'd already heard about me...in a good way!...even before this conference!  I was also thrilled to hear a least one of the conference speakers mention my name during her presentation.

They end up referring clients to me because they understand that my adjustments improve both the bony structure and the neurological function of the pregnant pelvis.  This allows for the best possible fetal positioning, as well as strong and effective maternal contractions and pushing.

The technique that I use when adjusting my pregnant patients is called The Webster Technique.  It was originated by Dr. Larry Webster as a way to turn breech babies.  When he was alive, Dr. Webster claimed a 97% success rate with his special technique.  I actually use a combination of Webster and Bagnell Techniques.  The goal of both of these techiques is to optimize pelvic bony structure and neurological function, and should ideally be performed throughout pregnancy.  Known for many years as a technique to turn breech babies, Webster is also now known to resolve all kinds of pelvic structural and neurological imbalances.  What this means to my pregnant patients is that this technique can help them avoid virtually all of the most common causes of dystocia (prolonged or ineffective labor), thereby eliminating the most common reasons that obstetricians give for their many interventions.  That's right, everything from induction of labor, to vacuum extraction, to forceps, and cesarean section can often be avoided by employing these adjusting techniques throughout pregnancy.

Is it any wonder that I LOVE WHAT I DO?!