Riverview Chiropractic Health

11/27/2025

Happy thanksgiving from our families to yours! 🧡

11/22/2025

Great article on dates for our soon to be expecting Moms
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1A3Kx57xNZ/

An incredible study found that women who ate 6 dates a day in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy were...

• 74% more dilated when they arrived at the hospital
• Had a 77% shorter first stage of labor
• And were 42% less likely to need a C-section

So what makes dates so powerful?

Dates are packed with nutrients that actually prepare the cervix and uterus for labor.
They influence oxytocin receptors, which means the body responds more effectively to the natural hormones that trigger labor.

They also contain prostaglandins that help ripen (soften and thin) the cervix,
and tannins that encourage stronger, more efficient contractions.

On top of that, dates provide natural sugars and fats for energy during labor,
plus calcium and serotonin to support the body through the intensity of birth.

Some studies even suggest dates make the uterus more sensitive to oxytocin—
leading to smoother, more effective contractions and shorter labors.

This is also why women who eat dates late in pregnancy are far less likely to need a C-section.

The most common recommendation is to start eating 6 dates a day from 37 weeks until birth.

I’m a midwife and a home birthing mama,
and I was encouraged to eat dates in my own pregnancy and honestly, I think it helped me.

Share this with a pregnant mama, or save it for later 🖤

Did you eat dates in late pregnancy?
What was your experience?

11/22/2025

Learn a little more about Dr. Nicole Curtin! To schedule a new patient appointment with her, please call the office at 716–8 77–0676.

11/20/2025

11/12/2025

Wow! Amazing study on how the infant skull is able to adapt shape for birth. 5/7 skulls were able to come right back to shape afterwards. The other 2? Interesting...

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1404802241652173

https://open.substack.com/pub/drmatthewmccoy/p/the-incredible-journey-how-babies?r=6er6dc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

11/06/2025

Chiropractic care helps the expression of health!

10/26/2025

We start training our new chiropractors early around here 😂

10/24/2025

Chiropractic is not just about pain- it’s about the expression of HEALTH!

10/15/2025

10/09/2025

Learn a little more about Dr. William Davis! To schedule a new patient appointment with him, please call our office at 716–877–0676.