Prenatal & Postpartum Chiropractic Care

Important - please read first:

Chiropractic care during pregnancy is not a replacement for prenatal care. Keep your OB or midwife informed, and follow their guidance. We're happy to coordinate with your prenatal provider.

Call your OB or midwife, call 911, or go to the hospital right away - and do not come to a chiropractic visit - if you have:

• vaginal bleeding or leaking fluid
• contractions, cramping or sudden/severe belly or pelvic pain
• your baby moving less or stopping moving
• a severe or worsening headache, vision changes, dizziness or fainting
• extreme swelling of the hands or face
• chest pain, a racing heart or trouble breathing
• fever of 100.4°F or higher
• pain, swelling or redness in one leg
• after birth, heavy bleeding or foul-smelling discharge
• thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

No hands-on care is completely without risk, and pregnancy calls for extra care. That's why, before any adjustment, we ask about your pregnancy: how many weeks you are, who your prenatal provider is, and whether you have any complications or restrictions. We adapt our approach to pregnancy, keep it gentle, and adjust only when it is appropriate for you.

Chiropractic care during pregnancy is not a replacement for prenatal care. Keep your OB or midwife informed, and follow their guidance. We're happy to coordinate with your prenatal provider.

We may pause care or refer you to your OB, midwife or physician if your history or assessment suggests it.

• vaginal bleeding or leaking fluid
• contractions, cramping or sudden/severe belly or pelvic pain
• your baby moving less or stopping moving
• a severe or worsening headache, vision changes, dizziness or fainting
• extreme swelling of the hands or face
• chest pain, a racing heart or trouble breathing
• fever of 100.4°F or higher
• pain, swelling or redness in one leg
• after birth, heavy bleeding or foul-smelling discharge
• thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

As your baby grows, your body shifts to carry the extra weight in front. Your pelvis and hips take on more load, your low back and ribs adapt, your upper back and neck adjust to balance you, and your feet carry more with every step.

That's why we don't only look at the spot that aches. We look at how your whole frame is working, from your feet to your neck, and care for it as a whole.

The early months with a baby put new demands on your body. Hours of feeding, lifting a car seat, carrying on one hip and rocking to sleep can all add strain to your back, neck, shoulders and hips.

Postpartum care at Wholistic Life follows the same whole-body approach. We assess your whole frame, adjust when appropriate, and focus on strength and alignment, including a strength-correcting approach for the neck (cervical spine) and foot strengthening, so the body in between gets stronger as you get back to lifting, carrying and feeding.

When to start: please check with your OB or midwife before your first postpartum visit, especially after a cesarean birth. Call us and we'll talk through timing with you.

Optional wellness sessions after delivery. Mild hyperbaric, PEMF, infrared sauna and red light therapy are offered only after delivery, not during pregnancy. They are optional and never required. Mild hyperbaric (an Airvida soft chamber at about 1.2-1.5 ATA, not hospital hyperbaric oxygen therapy) and PEMF are available at both clinics; red light therapy is available at our North Miami Beach clinic only. Please check with your OB or midwife before starting.

If you're also seeing a pelvic floor therapist, we're glad to work alongside your care team.

What to bring: your prenatal provider's name and contact details, how many weeks you are (or your birth date and type of birth, if postpartum), and any restrictions or instructions your OB or midwife has given you.

At your first visit, we talk about your pregnancy or recovery, screen your history, assess your whole body, and explain what we recommend. If adjustments are appropriate, we keep them gentle and adapted to you.

Learn more about your first visit

Care at Wholistic Life is paid out-of-pocket; we don't bill insurance. We accept HSA and FSA, and we don't accept PIP (car-accident insurance). We provide superbills and itemized receipts you can submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement or keep for your HSA/FSA records; whether you're reimbursed depends on your plan, so we can't promise it. For current pricing, call (561) 940-2560 or email care@wholisticlife.co. More about cost and payment