Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Patient
Pregnancy is a time of profound structural, hormonal, and neurological change. For chiropractors, it offers a unique opportunity to provide safe, effective care that supports both the mother and developing baby throughout each trimester—and beyond.
This on-demand course gives you the tools to deliver gentle, specific, and neurologically-based chiropractic care tailored to the needs of pregnant patients. Using advanced SOT® (Sacro Occipital Technique) protocols, you’ll learn how to assess and address the spinal, pelvic, and cranial changes that occur during pregnancy—and how to create more comfortable pregnancies and smoother births.
Whether you’re already caring for expecting moms or looking to expand your prenatal expertise, this course offers step-by-step guidance you can integrate into your practice right away.
What You’ll Learn
- How to adapt SOT® Category I, II, and III protocols for each stage of pregnancy
- Pelvic balancing and soft tissue techniques that support uterine positioning and fetal alignment
- Cranial corrections to address hormonal shifts, neurological stress, and postural changes
- Evaluation strategies for detecting instability, torsion, and compensatory distortion patterns
- Techniques to support labor preparation and postpartum recovery
Resources Provided
- Video class modules
- Evaluation & technique presentations
- Practical demonstrations
- Calls to action (CTAs)
- Complete PDF workbooks
- Full transcriptions of video classes
- Email access to Dr. Rosen & Dr. Watson
Why Take This Course?
- Chiropractic care during pregnancy improves maternal comfort, reduces intrauterine constraint, and enhances neurological function
- SOT® protocols provide a safe, gentle, and powerful framework for structural correction without force
- Proper care throughout pregnancy can positively impact labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery
Who Is This Course For?
Chiropractors who want to:
- Deliver more specialized, results-driven care for pregnant patients
- Build a thriving prenatal and family-centered practice
- Feel confident adjusting throughout all stages of pregnancy using low-force, effective techniques
- Create a more comfortable, balanced experience for mothers-to-be
Supporting pregnant patients is one of the most impactful ways to serve your community. With the right protocols and a deeper understanding of perinatal dynamics, you can help moms thrive—and give babies the best start possible.
Course Contents
14 Modules | 14 CTAs
Class 1 – The Chiropractor’s Role – Anatomy and Physiology
Class 2 – Stages of Pregnancy – SOT Categories and Pregnancy
Class 3 – Prone Blocking Techniques: Category One
Class 4 – Category II and Category III Testing and Blocking
Class 5 – Ancillary Procedures: Psoas, T11-T12, Posterior Femur and Acetabular Restriction Corrections
Class 6 – Sacral Corrections: SOR, Sacral Cup, Anterior Sacrum, Sacral Segment Correction and Sacral Pussy Foot Technique
Class 7 – Seated Blocking Techniques
Class 8 – Alternative Blocking Techniques
Class 9 – Orthopedic Blocking and Non-Osseus Corrections, Pubic Symphsis Correction, Supportive Exercises and Sacro-iliac Belts
Class 10 – Pelvic Constraint Technique with Blocking
Class 11 – Case Management: Morning Sickness, Hemorrhoids
Class 12 – Case Management: VBAC – Past Due Date
Class 13 – Case Management: Constipation – Generalized Swelling – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Class 14 – Case Management: Premature Labor – Inability to Maintain Pregnancy or Conceive
Meet the Instructors
As early as first quarter in chiropractic school they were attracted to each other’s commitment to chiropractic and the pursuit of excellence. Their combined 80 years of personal and clinical and teaching experience, in delivering the chiropractic adjustment is unparalleled in the chiropractic profession. Their international outreach through teaching, writing and lecturing has been a driving force in their personal and professional careers since their first seminar taught together as students, in 1979.
Their years of experience have taught them what works and what does not work to create a successful practice and lifestyle. The more competent and comprehensive your expertise you will find that more patients will seek your services and your practice will grow exponentially.
Feedback From Similar Courses
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Bethany Becherer, DC
This program was very easy to follow along and the PowerPoints that accompanied the presentation are/will be more than adequate to be able to reference back to long after the class has been taken. Dr. Martin was easy to understand, was thorough, explained things very well and even though it was technique teaching through video and not in person, the camera angles are perfect for seeing everything.
From the very first class I was able to use practical tidbits during table talk with my patients that afternoon! Being able to care for pregnant women and children in my practice with these skills has been SO beneficial these last few months!
I am currently 38 weeks pregnant myself, and typically do a lot of side posture adjusting and heavy manual work elsewhere for my patients. I have personally physically benefitted by taking this course because I was able to stabilize my own category 2 due to the lighter force technique I was able to use on my own patients— less stress on my own body!!
This is the first fully online course I’ve ever taken since graduation 9.5 years ago. So I didn’t have a ton of expectations coming in, but everything went very well (even though I did get behind due to some unexpected factors in my own clinic pulling my attention away!). Thank you very much for your expertise and teachings!
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Dr. Lisa Geiger, DC
Dr. Rosen’s ‘Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Patient’ course exceeded my expectations. It was more accessible as an online course than I dared hope for. So full of both knowledge and guidance. Complete segments of lecture that were easy to digest, full of nuggets that I put into place at the adjusting table immediately. Very effective!
I have been studying pregnant patient care and support for 23 years in five different countries, so you can imagine my delight to find this course full of information that was new to me, easy to understand and implement, and laid out in such an informational way.
Dr. Rosen is most definitely at the top of this field with an encyclopedic knowledge and clever hands.
He is changing the trajectory of chiropractic, and specifically prenatal and pediatric chiropractic. I’m glad to have the ability to access his courses, both in person and online. And his book, ‘It’s All in the Head’ should be on the top of your reading list and on hand to share with patients.I recommend this course for any chiropractor who has the time and motivation to take it, no matter what your level of expertise. Everyone will get something out of it! I am able to support my pregnant patients better now. And that is priceless.
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Jovana Dumovic, DC
This program was informative with useful techniques to apply in the clinic at once and great content – easy to understand.
I have been able to address more complicated cases with clarity and have noticed better clinic outcomes as a result. Personally I feel more confident in providing care for my patients throughout their pregnancy.
A patient 25 weeks pregnant presenting with lower back pain which was also affecting her gait and causing her knee discomfort. After assessing her she presented me with Category II, which I went on to correct and this instantly stopped her pain and she was able to walk properly without discomfort.
The program was amazing! Thank you. I have learnt a great deal and I am looking into completing the SOT protocol as I have found these techniques extremely useful in my practice.
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