Perinatal Care

Pregnancy is an incredibly vital time in a woman's life. Through chiropractic care, naturopathy and massage, we strive to help all expecting mothers to understand and enjoy this incredible time as much as possible. Please read our testimonials to learn why many of our expectant patients value their regular care so much to keep them feeling balanced, more comfortable and happy throughout their pregnancies. It is our mission to ensure that pregnant women feel empowered, educated and well taken care of at our office.

Safe naturopathic treatment options are available for acute care and ongoing health maintenance in all phases of pregnancy. Being a time of great change, treatments are based on patient need and may include mitigating symptoms such as morning (or day) sickness, water retention or carpal tunnel. Patients are also educated on optimal nutrition, supplementation and labour preparation to ensure the body is best equipped to recover effectively and transition into motherhood.

Chiropractic care during pregnancy creates and maintains balance and alignment in the spine and pelvis as the mother and baby grow and develop. This helps the baby to assume its optimal birthing position and provides a more comfortable pregnancy and delivery for both mother and baby. Stimulation of the nervous system enables proper functioning of reproductive organs to support the needs of the growing baby throughout pregnancy and during the delivery process.

The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that reduces interference to the nerve system and facilitates biomechanical balance in pelvic structures, muscles and ligaments. This technique has been shown to reduce the effects of intrauterine constraint, allowing the baby to assume the best possible position for birth.

Dr. Wise’s adjusting techniques and evaluation methods are appropriate and gentle for people of all ages and can be adapted as needed for pregnancy.

Chiropractic care, naturopathic consultations and massage are also invaluable services to help you transition back to your pre-pregnancy state. We can help you navigate through the many rewards and challenges that come along with being a new mom.

Postnatal care helps mom adjust to the new postural and positional demands of caring for an infant. It can also aid in recovery from biomechanical adaptations experienced during pregnancy.

Naturopathic care is often essential for families in the postnatal period. In the immediate period after delivery healing can be assisted using naturopathic modalities. Support for sleep cycles, stress reduction and immune function optimization can all be of huge help to adjusting families.

Perinatal Counselling and Psychotherapy

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are times of significant life transition that may be filled with happiness, joy, and wonder. At the same time, pregnancy and parenting can trigger mental, physical, and emotional imbalances that can leave you feeling irritable, angry, afraid, sad, overwhelmed, and exhausted. These feelings can be hard to understand and difficult to manage.

Counselling and psychotherapy can provide you with the tools you need to respond to these challenges. During therapy, I create a safe space to explore issues, learn effective coping skills, and enable you to feel better. I offer help and support for women and couples struggling with issues related to prenatal or postpartum depression and anxiety, scary thoughts, traumatic birth experience, attachment and bonding, the transition to parenting, adjusting to more than one child, relationship or marital stress, stress, burnout, and self-care, and LGBTQ pregnancy and parenting.

Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Bereavement

Pregnancy loss and infant death is sudden and unexpected, overwhelming and devastating. The loss may feel unbearable. You might feel shocked, numb, angry, sad, helpless, fatigued, and lonely. It may be difficult to concentrate and complete daily activities.

Therapy offers personalized, compassionate, and non-judgmental support for you to grieve an early miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, late miscarriage, medical termination, stillbirth, or infant death. In therapy, you can process your feelings and emotions, develop coping skills, learn to manage holidays and anniversaries, and re-establish balance in your life.

You and your partner may process grief in different ways. Couples counselling can help you support each other in your experience so that you stay connected. Working together, you will develop healthy ways to communicate with each other as well as family members and friends.