Main Family Chiropractic Centre - Rethinking pregnancy and birth ...

Commonly-accepted and routine medical procedures in pregnancy and childbirth contribute to traumatic births,?affecting the health of your baby, even for life. For example, ultrasound uses high-frequency waves whose risk is not adequately conveyed to expectant parents. Forceps and vacuum extraction uses up to 140 pounds of force to literally ?pull? the baby out of the birth canal, with pressure applied to baby?s head and neck. For truer insight, listed below are (often un-communicated) risks associated with such medical procedures and a chiropractic perspective of healthier options.

Ultrasound

• can cause genetic damage and affect the immature eggs of female babies
• increased risk of learning disabilities, epilepsy and brain damage

Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM)

• associated with parent panic
• 400 per cent increase in Caesarian sections

Epidural

• increases labour duration and fever in mother, increasing antibiotic usage
• reduces mother?s sensitivity and control of delivery, leading to more forceps and vacuum extractions and Caesarian sections

Forceps and vacuum extraction (FVE)

• increased infant vertebral subluxations, causing symptoms and illnesses including into adulthood
• increased nerve and spinal cord injuries
• ten percent increased chance of fecal incontinence in mother

Caesarean sections

• often requires FVE
• three times increased chance of developing asthma, including into adulthood

Pitocin

• can decrease uterine blood flow, robbing the baby of oxygen
• requires EFM due to increased risk of fetal distress
• increased risk of injury, water retention toxicity and hemorrhage in mother
• documented cases of mother?s death
• contains preservatives that may increase Autism risk

Chiropractic care and home birth ? the alternative

The alternative to so much medical involvement in childbirth is using a midwife in a home-birth setting and chiropractic care for the expectant mother and in the newborn child. This is associated with fewer complications and less drug usage in delivery and promotes long-term health in the child.

Find out more information on how a chiropractor can help you during pregnancy and your newborn child?s health. Contact Main Family Chiropractic Centre at 905-697-8083 or email info@mainfamilychiro.com.

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Source: http://www.durhamregionshoptalk.com/2012/general/rethinking-pregnancy-and-birth-procedures-and-tests-%E2%80%93-the-risks-and-alternatives/

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