Adjustment Puts Baby in the Right Position!
When a baby somehow gets in the wrong position to easily make its way down the birth canal, the MDs only solution is a cesarean section delivery. Chiropractic intervention may provide a far better solution than cesarean delivery.
A fine case in point comes from the recent success of a mother-to-be in the Monterey, California, area. The 36-year-old woman who was 32 weeks pregnant received word from her obstetrician that her baby was in a high risk position in her womb. Ultrasound showed that the baby was actually turned a full 180 degrees from the normal head-down position.
Rather than face the possibility of a cesarean delivery, the woman sought the help of a chiropractor skilled in doing an adjustment that could turn the baby a full 180 degrees. The Doctor of Chiropractic consulted was skilled in an adjustment known as the Webster In-Utero Constraint Technique. (In-Utero refers to “intrauterine,” which means “occurring or situated within the uterus or womb.”)
Basically, what occurs is that forces external to the developing fetus obstruct its normal movement. These “constraints” can prevent the developing fetus from attaining a proper headdown position. Today, nearly 13% of all cesarean deliveries performed are due to this breech presentation.
The Webster Technique can be performed by a growing number of Chiropractors and involves specialized analytical knowledge and ability to make a series of correct adjustments. Analysis involves checking the proper relationship of the bones of the pelvic area.
The adjustment involves a 2-step process. Light force is applied to the sacrum (one of the pelvic bones) in Step 1. This is followed by an analysis of muscle tension or spasm in the stomach and relieving this in Step 2. Together, the causes of the constraints on the baby in the uterus that may lead to cesarean delivery are able to be relieved.
The California woman said this about her treatment, “I felt great relief after the first adjustment.” She received just two adjustments from her chiropractor. A new ultrasound showed the baby was now in the proper head-down position. “Immediately after the first treatment I felt he moved,” the woman said.
It should be noted that for this treatment to produce the proper results it should be done prior to the 34th week of delivery. After that time, success rates have been shown to decline.
Source: http://www.kidchiropractic.com and The World Chiropractic Alliance http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/tcj/2001/aug/aug2001l.htm