Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Patient

14 Modules | 3 Months
Instructor(s): Dr. Martin Rosen, Dr. Nancy Watson
CEU Hours: 8

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

Dr. Martin Rosen, DC, CSCP, CSPP & Dr. Nancy Watson, DC, CSP

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

  • Jennifer Vannoy, DC

    Takeaways:

    1. Webster Technique isn’t enough for every pregnant patient.
    2. Consider all aspects of the patient, not just structural issues.
    3. There are so many ways we can help women while they’re pregnant and it will help their developing babies as well.

    I have been able to better serve my pregnant patients who have been sending me many more referrals now that I have more knowledge. It has increased my confidence and passion for the pregnant patient.

    I recently helped a woman go into labor by stimulating L3, L5, and doing sacral pussyfooting 2 days before her scheduled induction at 39 weeks due to pregnancy complications. She was very pleased.

    This program was extremely comprehensive. I wish we learned this in school instead of Webster technique.

  • Philippa Wilmot, DC

    I am highly experienced with pregnancy chiropractic and yet, there was so much I didn’t know. You can literally learn a technique and implement it the same day – and see results. That SOT is absolutely beautiful for pregnancy. You can do more than you think for morning sickness.

    I am much more confident with tricky cases. I enjoy pregnancy care even more than I did. When you see the benefit and joy these techniques bring to women at such an important time – it makes every day in practice a joy.

    I used a Cat II blocking technique with a patient who hadn’t stabilised in the previous session – who stabilised beautifully after that session. And thereafter in her visits.

  • 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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