Many new Moms and Dads will ask if it is possible for an infant to be misaligned during the birth process. Good question!Modern birthing methods of having the Mom push the baby out without gravity working to your advantage, laying flat on your back is a prescription for increased force into the head and neck of the baby in and of itself.
But then you introduce all the drugs used during the birth process, which includes an epidural which numbs the area that a woman typically would feel when pushing. And the introduction of drugs like pitocin to induce delivery often before the baby is ready for delivery, can lead to prolonged labors and an increased likelihood of birth trauma.
Also the practice of a doctor pulling during delivery with 50-70 pounds of force into the infant’s head from the birth canal and instruments like forceps and vacuum extraction can lead to a variety of different birth injuries. C-sections can also be very traumatic as the baby is pulled out of a small incision.
So much so that women are told things like “yes your baby fractured their clavicle during the birth process, but that is normal.”
What?! What is normal about a fracture during birth? It may be common…but that doesn’t make it normal.
Now an important consideration is that not all infants are misaligned. In fact, in my experience even with the severity of forces that are used in the majority of American births, most babies are not misaligned. On average, of the babies that I have checked over the years only about 10-20% are misaligned at birth.
But if a child is misaligned at birth it is critical to get that misalignment corrected as soon as possible.
A misalignment of the Atlas, the top bone in the neck (the most likely bone to misalign during the birth process) has been linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, colic, ear infections, acid reflux and many other neurological conditions related to brain stem dysfunction and accompanying symptoms.
Next time we will look have some signs and symptoms that a parent may recognize in their child.
To have your child evaluated today call The Licata Clinic of Chiropractic 626-446-3400
Dr. Giancarlo Licata, D.C. is an Upper Cervical Specialist trained by the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA). He is in private practice in Southern California in the city of Arcadia. He specializes in correcting problems in the upper cervical spine (upper neck). This vital area is intimately connected to the central nervous system and problems in this area have been shown to be an underlying cause of a variety of different health problems. More information can be found on his website at http://www.licataclinic.com
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