OMT during labor facilitates a natural, drug-free childbirth for a primigravida patient
International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
This paper reports the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment as an aid to labor and delivery in a woman desiring a natural childbirth. Throughout stage one of labor, osteopathic manipulative techniques were utilized as the sole method of addressing pain and facilitating labor in a 30-year-old primigravida with a history of low back pain and spondylolisthesis. Use of OMT to treat back pain in pregnant women during the prenatal period has been documented in several studies. In this case, OMT was used during labor to address back pain, to treat somatic dysfunctions, to minimize pelvic congestion, to improve rib motion and to calm the patient. (This is an abstract. To view full article, you will need to log in.)
Read more
