Birth is surrounded with mystery and people often fear what they don’t understand. Women are conditioned to be cautious about the birthing process. Procedures like home birth are seen as risky since many perceive birth as a painful and needs the most technologically advanced hospital equipment to ensure the safety of the labor process. However, if you are pregnant, you should ask yourself whether all the technology hospitals have is really necessary for a process that is really an instinctual right of passage for women and their baby.
In Chiropractic, we are trained to respect the body’s in-born ability to function naturally. In terms of the birth process, we need to understand that our bodies have an amazing ability to adapt under the function of the nervous system. The nervous system sends it’s messages from the brain and out through our spinal cord. It is critical that both the mother’s and baby’s spines and nervous systems function optimally to ensure proper communication to the muscles used for the pushing mother along with the child’s need to breast feed upon its arrival. Common birthing procedures like caesarian sections, episiotomies and medications, take away the mother’s natural instincts and add undue stress on the child. To find out more about how the natural birthing process and how chiropractors specifically trained in this area can help, visit http://www.icpa4kids.org/.
P.S.: Are you interested in natural health / holistic therapies? Do you follow an alternative parenting style? Are you looking to connect with others who share your passions?
Whether you are a holistic parent or interested in learning more about natural options, join us for the open house of the new San Diego Chapter of Holistic Moms Network on Jan 29, 2008. Check out www.holisticmoms.org for more information.