YOUR BABY AND OSTEOPATHY?
Pregnancy and the birthing process can be traumatic for your baby. During pregnancy, the uterus can be a tight fit. Your baby’s skull, limbs and other bodily structures can be compressed.
During the birthing process significant compressive force is exerted on your baby’s skull, chest and pelvis, which can cause an imbalance in your baby's systems. This can be aggravated by: the use of forceps or vacuum, an overly long or very quick labour, breech/forehead/face presentations, prematurity, if the umbilical cord wrapped around their neck or by an emergency c-section.
Many problems can present themselves as a result:
Disturbed sleep
Excessive crying, irritability, drowsiness
Abundant regurgitation, poor digestion, very long feedings
Head asymmetry
Neck stiffness (muscular tension in the neck which causes the head to always be turned to the same side)
Motor or postural disorders
