Pregnancy can result in your spine or joints becoming misaligned. Here are some key ways that chiropractic care can help during pregnancy. Pelvis When the pelvis is out of alignment, it can restrict the amount of space the baby has in the uterus. It also can prevent the baby from having enough room to get [...]
It’s Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week this week from 12th to 18th November 2017. Established by not-for-profit organization PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) in 2005, this campaign aims to raise awareness about the anxiety, depression, and stress expecting and new parents, especially mums, are struggling with. One in 5 mums and 1 in [...]
Mother Nurture Yoga recently talked to acupuncturist and herbalist Kirsten Lee from Health Space about how acupuncture can help you during different stages of your pregnancy and labour. Acupuncture has been used in China for thousands of years. But this tradition is also grounded in significant research, including: One study showed that acupuncture from 27 [...]
Water birth has become a mainstream option these days, with many hospitals and birth centres offering it. It is thought to have benefits for both mum and bub. So what exactly is water birth? Water birth involves labouring and/or delivering your baby in water – this might be an oversized bath or a specialised birth [...]
Five easy tips which could make a real difference to your birth experience. I’m 35 weeks pregnant with my second child and currently investing a lot of my head space on preparing for a beautiful natural birth. It’s been a long journey since my first birth which started with a post-dates induction and ended in [...]
