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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Kristin Moore, DC
1. You learn indicators to help give you certainty when adjusting and treating pregnant patients
2. You learn treatment protocols to help pregnant patients through certain pregnancy-related conditions
3. The analysis of the pelvis and certain blocking techniques are also very helpful for patients who are not pregnantThis class has given me more certainty and more tools in my tool belt.
I have an older female patient whose lower back pain and tailbone pain wasn’t resolving. She is heavier and has a large lordotic curve in her lumbar spine. I used the analysis methods taught in this class and I realized she was an SB+. As soon as I began addressing this issue her pain immediately started to resolve.
Absolutely would recommend this course. It’s a wonderful course with lots of practical information.
Thank you for the dedication to our profession!
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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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Renee Thompson, DC
This is a very gentle and effective technique to support women during pregnancy. SOT may not look like a lot from the outside, but is very powerful on the inside. The ancillary techniques are helpful for common pregnancy discomfort.
I have already added these tools and SOT protocol, which is newer to me, and have great results. It’s like ‘magic’.
Toward the end of this I had an existing patient come in with significant vertigo. She was not pregnant and had been in the ER the day before for all types of tests and imaging, all negative. Her PCP Rx medication, but she was hoping Chiropractic could help. Her husband had to assist her every move and the spinning was constant. I laid her supine and blocked her pelvis accordingly. Then focused on her upper cervical and used cranial work I learned in the Master Class. The blocking during cranial work was new for me. I had her back again later that day, a Friday, and again on Monday. She reported that by midday Saturday her vertigo was significantly decreased, and she had felt relief while on the table. On Monday her legs were still level and her pelvis had held. It was amazing to see her change so quickly and have her pelvis stay stable using this technique.
I genuinely appreciate all you docs do for our profession and the support you give to other Chiropractors. I have enjoyed all the classes I have taken with you, love the Q&A’s, even though I cannot attend live from my time zone. I hope to take one of your courses in person and shake your hands.
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