Pregnancy Care
Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy
For many pregnant women, aches and pains in the lower back and hips are part of the experience. In fact, approximately 50 percent of pregnant women will experience back pain at some point before they deliver. During pregnancy, there are many changes that occur in the body to accommodate the growth of the baby. These changes often lead to common aches and discomfort pregnant mothers experience, such as low back pain. Regular visits to a chiropractor during pregnancy can address these issues.
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Is Chiropractic Care Safe During Pregnancy?
Yes, absolutely. Over at Live Well Chiropractic, we performs Webster technique which is a specific chiropractic sacral and pelvic analysis and adjustment specifically for pregnant moms. Webster technique is helpful in improving the nervous system function, providing a more balanced pelvic bone, muscles and ligaments. Side effects may include lesser lower back pain, more comfort and movement, better sleep, and posture, it also optimises the baby’s ability to get into the best possible position for birth.
Common Pregnancy Symptoms
During pregnancy, women may experience a wide range of symptoms due to the changes happening in their bodies. Here are some of the most common symptoms that Chiropractic care can help with:
- Back pain (especially lower back region)
- Pelvic pain
- Changes in Posture Alignment
- Sciatica
- Headaches
- Fatigue
Symptoms That Need Your Doctor First
Some symptoms can look like ordinary aches but need medical attention. Contact your obstetrician or go to your delivery hospital’s urgent O&G service if you have:
- a severe headache, especially with blurred vision or sudden swelling of the face or hands
- bleeding or fluid leaking
- regular tightening or cramping before 37 weeks
- fewer baby movements than usual
- pain, swelling, or redness in one calf
- sudden, severe pain in the abdomen or pelvis
How Care Is Adapted for Pregnancy
You won’t be asked to lie flat on your stomach. Treatment is done side-lying, seated, or on a table or cushions designed to leave room for the bump. Techniques are gentler than standard adjustments, and there is no pressure on the abdomen.
When Chiropractic Care Isn’t Suitable
Speak to your obstetrician before booking, or pause care, if you have:
- vaginal bleeding
- placenta praevia or a low-lying placenta
- leaking fluid or suspected ruptured membranes
- signs of preterm labour
- preeclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy
- a pregnancy your doctor has classed as high risk
If you’re unsure, bring it up at your next antenatal check. Most obstetricians in Singapore are familiar with patients seeing a chiropractor.
How Early Can We Start Getting Adjusted During Pregnancy?
There is generally no wrong or right time to begin Chiropractic care when you’re expecting. However, we would suggest to start prenatal Chiropractic adjustments as soon as possible to make as much corrections to the spine and surrounding muscles so you’re able to enjoy your entire pregnancy.
Chiropractic Care After Birth
Back and pelvic discomfort doesn’t always end at delivery. Feeding positions, carrying your baby, and lifting a car seat all add new strain.
Most mums wait until their postnatal check, usually around six weeks after birth, before returning to chiropractic care. If you had a caesarean, wait for your doctor’s clearance. Care after birth focuses on easing strain from feeding and carrying, and on rebuilding comfortable movement.
Can Chiropractors Turn Breech Babies?
No. If your baby is breech later in pregnancy, your obstetrician will talk you through the options, which may include a procedure to turn the baby (external cephalic version) or planning the birth.
Some mums choose Webster technique during this time for pelvic comfort. It’s a gentle approach focused on the pelvis and sacrum. Research on whether it affects baby position is limited, so it shouldn’t replace your obstetrician’s advice.
What to Expect at Your Visits
The first visit covers your due date, any complications, your obstetrician’s details, and where you feel discomfort. The chiropractor then checks how your lower back, pelvis, and hips are moving.
Response varies. Some mums feel easier movement after a few visits, while pelvic pain that has built up over weeks may take longer. How often you come in depends on your symptoms and stage of pregnancy, and it can change as your bump grows. Ask how progress will be reviewed.
What you do between visits helps too, especially with pelvic pain:
- keep your knees together when getting in and out of bed or a car
- sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees
- avoid standing on one leg, for example while dressing, and sit down to put on trousers
- take short, regular walks rather than one long one
Chiropractic care is one option. Women’s health physiotherapists at most Singapore hospitals also treat pregnancy back and pelvic pain, and a pelvic support belt can help some mums. Many use more than one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, in most low-risk pregnancies. Techniques are gentler, and you're positioned on your side or on pregnancy cushions. Check with your obstetrician first if you have bleeding, placenta problems, or a high-risk pregnancy.
For most low-risk pregnancies, yes, with positioning adjusted for the bump. Stop and contact your obstetrician if you notice signs of labour, bleeding, or fluid leaking.
It may help when the pain comes from the lower back or pelvis. Read more about sciatica care. Numbness that is spreading, or leg weakness, should be checked by your doctor.
You don't need a referral, but your obstetrician should know. If your pregnancy has any complications, get their clearance first.
Usually after your doctor has cleared you, often at your postnatal check. Care avoids pressure on the healing wound.