06/30/2026
Don’t get me wrong—I love birth plans.
I encourage every mom to understand her options, know her preferences, and advocate for the birth she wants.
But somewhere along the way, we’ve confused planning for birth with preparing for birth.
A birth plan prepares your decisions.
It doesn’t prepare your body.
If you want to give yourself the best opportunity to have the birth you’re hoping for, preparing your body deserves just as much attention as preparing your birth preferences.
The reality is that modern life doesn’t naturally prepare most women for birth.
We spend years sitting in school. Many of us move into careers where we sit even more. We move less, carry old injuries, and develop movement patterns that affect how our bodies function.
Then labor asks your body to do something incredibly physical.
That’s why my goal isn’t just helping pregnant women have less pain.
I’m much more interested in how your pelvis moves, how your body adapts to pregnancy, and whether you’re physically preparing for labor before it ever begins.
Prenatal exercise classes can absolutely be beneficial—but no class or online program knows your body.
It doesn’t know how your pelvis is moving, whether one side is compensating for the other, or what your body specifically needs.
That’s why I believe every mom deserves an individualized assessment—not just a list of exercises.
Research has found that women receiving chiropractic care during pregnancy experienced shorter average labor times than comparison groups. While that doesn’t prove chiropractic caused those shorter labors, and it’s certainly not a guarantee, it does support the idea that physical preparation matters for an efficient labor
People train for months before running a marathon because they know race day will demand it.
Yet many women spend months researching birth, writing a birth plan, and packing a hospital bag—but never intentionally preparing their body for the physical demands of labor.
Education matters.
A birth plan matters.
But your body is the one that has to do the work.
A birth plan prepares your decisions. Physical birth preparation prepares your body.
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