Last night I laid awake thinking about my midwife experiences here in the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex. I have been truly blessed to be apart of such a great team of midwives in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. These midwives have sewn so much wisdom and knowledge into me. When I first came to DFW I started to work with Gentle Beginnings Birth Center in Hurst. This birthing center has changed my life. I have grown to understand more about the holistic side of midwifery and enjoyed using the tremendous resources all around.
One of those resources is using Chiropractic care during a woman’s pregnancy. Gentle Beginnings is located in the same building as our wonderful Chiropractors, doctors Jim Bob and Cindy Haggarton at Lifetime Family Wellness Center. They have taught me so much about healing the body through nutrition, herbs and holistic care. We are a culture of pill poppers. When we have a problem we go to the doctor for something to cover up the symptoms, not heal the cause. It seems we are missing something if we are not getting to the route of the problem. In this day and age if the symptom persists we will probably just get it removed, such as our gallbladder, appendix or pancreas. Holistic care is about healing from the inside out. We can heal our bodies through better nutrition and a healthier life style. It is crazy to me that we are such a developed society, yet we are suffering from malnutrition from poor eating habits. If McDonalds and Burger King are our Child’s favorite places to eat, it is no wonder we have such a high volume of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and the list goes on. I am sure that some of you are thinking what does this have to do with Chiropractic care or even being a midwife. Well let me tell you, it really does have so much to do with it. I used to think Chiropractors were about bone crunching 
I soon discovered this is not the case. It may be for some of them, but the ones I have met here in the DFW have been amazing men and women who truly respect the human body and the need for whole foods to begin the process of true healing. I have seen women who were considered infertile by the medical world get pregnant with a change in diet and lifestyle. Children with chronic allergies and asthma were cured in a matter of days with dietary change, usually taking dairy out and just feeding them real foods. Some of you know exactly what I am talking about too! There is so much more! The other side that I have seen is regular Chiropractic adjustments through the pregnancy can really help to make a woman’s labor quicker and more efficient. There have been women in my care that would have ended up with a C-section if it were for a Chiropractor coming to them in labor to adjust their pelvis or sacrum. The DFW is full of great resources! We need to take advantage of these and start spreading the word, so that we can reach a lost generation. I don’t feel like this is common knowledge now days. Somehow the truth feels lost. It seems our grandmothers knew some of the tricks to a healthy diet and lifestyle that our parents didn’t.
It is my hope that I can continue to learn new things. I never want to think I know it all or that I can’t learn something new, for if I did I would miss out on something that may change a generation to come. There are so many aspects to midwifery care. My goal is to bring as much awareness and education as I can to families that I help during their pregnancy and birth. I want it to be a lifetime investment.
Thank you for listening and I hope you will share your knowledge and experience with the rest of us. Please leave your comments below.
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August 25th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Sarah – Great post! My whole perspective on health care has changed because of you all at the birth center and Jim Bob and Cindy. I wish that the knowledge of natural health care and healing was more easily accessible. I am so thankful that the Lord led me to you guys.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
So very true, Sarah! Our generation and our parent’s generation have both lost the desire and knowledge to live healthy lives!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Holistic chiros are amazing!!! And that’s what it’s all about isn’t it? – always learning more and growing!