CranioSacral Therapy (CST) was recently featured in an article at midwiferytoday.com:

CranioSacral Therapy in the Midwifery Model of Care

Here is a post I made recently regarding CST and Obstetrics (OB) at BodyworkOnline.com

Here are some clinical discoveries of the application of CST to OB

* We have been able to use CST instead of Pitocin to both start and/or augment labor
*Adequate progress for the ACTIVE phase of the First stage of labor (4.10cm dilation) is 1.0cm per hour – while our numbers are still small, none of our patients have shown any evidence of prolonged labor
*Infants born to those mothers who have received epidurals have shown non-negative effects of the epidurals
*While having a baby quickly may imply more efficiency, our average second stage (time pushing) is less than without CST. However, speed is not a necessarily sought after goal. Optimizing whatever time it takes IS the goal
*None of the babies born have required resuscitative efforts
*Common phrases used by mothers/fathers after the first few weeks include: “good babies; alert; not fussy; at peace; calm … ”
*Mothers report recovering more quickly and that the adjustment to motherhood is not difficult/as difficult (compared to their other children)
*Breastfeeding seems more easily accomplished and parents seem to be enjoying their children more
*Applying CST to the first labor and delivery appears to help mom through subsequent labors and deliveries (positive use of cellular memory?)

The doctor who did the initial research with this is an ob/gyn on a military base. He is trained in CST and has a CranioSacral Therapist working with him in his practice. He has a lot of documentation from all the printouts during labor and delivery of the monitors before, during, and after application of CST; and shows the effects of the work on mom and baby.

It’s pretty amazing to hear them talk about their work.

Also check out my previous posts:

Newborns and CranioSacral Therapy – Part I

Newborns and CranioSacral Therapy – Part II