10/16/2025
In the early 1900s, birth began to shift from a natural experience taking place at home to a medical event managed by doctors. Much of this change was shaped by Joseph DeLee, a physician who argued that childbirth was a “pathological” process in need of intervention. This idea took hold, and within a few decades, nearly all births had moved into hospitals, with women positioned as patients rather than participants in a normal biological event. The problem is, these changes weren’t backed by better outcomes—maternal and infant mortality actually increased for years.
Over time, the narrative that birth is dangerous without medical intervention became deeply embedded in our culture. Reclaiming birth as a natural process means remembering that the body itself was never in need of fixing—it has always known how to give birth.
(Read more in the article The DeLee Protocols: The Pathologization Of Childbirth by Matt Rushford, DC on pathwaystofamilywellness.com) 🌿
Webster-certified chiropractors honor the innate intelligence of birth by supporting the body’s natural ability to adapt and prepare throughout pregnancy.
Through gentle, specific adjustments, perinatal chiropractic helps create balance in the pelvis and nervous system, allowing both mother and baby to experience greater ease throughout the process.
