As prenatal chiropractors, we often have patients come to us when their healthcare provider has informed them that their baby is in a breech position.

VBAC has numerous benefits! At ANH Wellness, we enjoy assisting patients with whatever type of delivery they are planning. Since treating so many pregnant patients over the years, I've been particularly interested in patients who are planning a VBAC. The term VBAC refers to a vaginal delivery after a cesarean section. These are women who intend to deliver vaginally following a previous c-section.

Women are more commonly diagnosed with platelet disorders during pregnancy because automated blood counts are used for screening as part of the first clinical evaluation.

When working with patients, I often discuss harnessing pelvic movement to facilitate comfort during labor and delivery. I enjoy showing my patients how these movements can be emphasized during pregnancy and contribute to labor progress if the patient prefers a vaginal delivery. In the case of a cesarean delivery, knowing pelvic mobility may improve both your comfort and your baby's comfort. For the sake of this blog, we are focusing on pelvic movement to promote a vaginal delivery, so what leads to a vaginal delivery?

Part of being a woman involves dealing with discomfort in the pelvic region at some point.

Pregnancy causes many changes in the body – the physical ones we can see and the less obvious which are physiological and hormonal.

The best prenatal vitamins deliver comprehensive nutrition in bioavailable forms. When patients ask me which prenatal I recommend and use myself, there is only one I swear by.

As prenatal chiropractors, the term "lightning crotch" is one of those random, rare, and strange complaints we hear during pregnancy, among the more common complaints of lower back and hip pain.

As the name suggests, Relaxin is a hormone that aids in "relaxing" the body of a pregnant woman in the final stages of pregnancy in order to prepare for delivery.

Gestational diabetes is a condition that is diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy (gestation).

Morning sickness is nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. It’s a common condition affecting up to 70% of pregnant people in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy. This condition can cause high blood pressure, organ damage, and proteinuria, which is a high level of protein in the urine and is a marker of kidney impairment. It may develop after delivery of a baby which is known as postpartum preeclampsia.

Nutrition, even pre-conception, is important to focus on and will set the pregnant parent, as well as the growing baby, up for further success.

Are you pregnant and experiencing carpal tunnel like symptoms? Did you know that this is actually a very common symptom during pregnancy? For example, 31-62% of pregnant women experience onset of carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy. One of the main reasons for this is due an increase in fluids during pregnancy. The increase in hormones causes swelling which generally is the greatest in the extremities such as the wrists and ankles.