Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Patient
Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Patient - Confidently Support Every Stage of Pregnancy with Advanced SOT® Protocols
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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Valerie Stroupe, DC
My takeaways from this program:
1. The information is presented in an easy to follow, repetitive, and understandable manner. 2. The information and techniques can be added to your existing pregnancy techniques and enhance outcomes. 3. Being able to re-watch the videos has been very helpful, especially for Category II and Category III procedures.
I have noticed a lot of my pregnant patients experiencing a decrease in tightness of the lower abdominal region (maybe because of psoas release?) Also, I have noticed that it has become easier to find the taut round ligament (Webster Technique) since adding some of the SOT corrections.
I had a primiparous pregnant mama referred at 33 weeks. Baby was breech. Tight lower abdomen and pubic bone subluxation. Used the pubic bone correction taught in the course. Baby had not gone head down yet by 37 weeks, so mom had ECV – OB told mom baby not likely to turn with the procedure, but baby went vertex no problem! I really think being able to balance mom so well gave the baby the space she needed.
Thank you for all of the time and effort you both put into this program! I feel I am a better chiropractor after taking this course.
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Mackenzie Cunningham, DC
1. The amount of information is great 2. I enjoyed the self-paced aspect. 3. The demonstration videos were so helpful.
I feel more confident and knowledgeable in my ability to help more pregnant patients.
Yes, I would recommend this course because there was so much great information.
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Amber Watson, DC
This course educates you on so many different ailments that can present throughout pregnancy so you feel more prepared when those issues arise. It ties in the different organ systems and techniques to address those specific issues as well. There are also some techniques that can help women that cannot conceive or have had difficulty maintaining pregnancy.
I wish the chiropractor who I saw during pregnancy was educated on these techniques, but I feel more confident in caring for future moms that come into my office now.
I had a mom struggling with hemorrhoids, and the protocol taught helped her a lot.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge so we can make an impact in this patient population.
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