We know the delivery of a healthy baby is important, and while vaginal deliveries without instrument assistance are preferred, they aren’t always possible. This study has increased awareness around the forces placed on infants during birth and the resultant reduced range of motion in around 75% of cases.

Checking for correct neck and shoulder movements after birth can help babies…

For a woman in labour, the ability to relax pelvic floor muscles (as well as contract them) to allow the baby to move through the birth canal is incredibly important, especially as the baby crowns.

A recent study has found that chiropractic care influences the relaxation of the pelvic floor: “For pregnant women, this has the potential to give them a greater degree of control over the pelvic floor muscles, which in turn may make vaginal childbirth easier.”