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Prenatal Chiropractic

With Minnesota’s only chiropractor + midwife

Your changing body deserves expert, understanding care. As Minnesota's only dual chiropractor and midwife, Dr. Chrisi supports you through every trimester with gentle, specialized prenatal care, easing discomfort, keeping your body balanced, and helping you feel calm, strong, and ready for birth. It's a depth of experience and understanding you simply won't find anywhere else.

✓ Webster Certified · Since 2015
✓ ICPA Perinatal Certified
✓ Certified Professional Midwife
✓ BRM® Certified Pro
✓ 300+ Births Attended

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GENTLE & SAFE FOR PREGNANT MAMAS

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WHY MAMAS
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MAMAS

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Your body is doing something incredible, and it can take a real toll. As baby grows, many mamas feel it in their low back, hips, round ligaments, and sciatic nerve, along with the tension of shifting posture and loosening joints. We use gentle, pregnancy-safe adjustments to ease that discomfort and help your body carry this season with more comfort and ease.

PREGNANCY ACHES & PAINS

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WEBSTER TECHNIQUE

A balanced pelvis gives your baby the room they need to settle into the best position for birth. Many mamas come to us in pregnancy when baby is breech or poorly positioned, hoping to create more space for movement. We use this gentle, specific technique to ease tension and restore balance in the pelvis and surrounding muscles and ligaments, supporting your body and giving baby the room to find their optimal position.

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BIRTH PREPARATION

The way your body feels going into labor matters. Regular prenatal care helps keep your pelvis aligned, your muscles relaxed, and your body moving well as your due date approaches. We support you through those final weeks with care designed to help you feel strong, balanced, and as ready as possible for the day you finally meet your baby.

Other Reasons Pregnant Mamas Visit Us

    • Supporting a calm, well-regulated nervous system through pregnancy

    • Easing the physical tension that comes with stress and a changing body

    • Helping your body adapt to each trimester with more ease

    • Encouraging better rest, digestion, and everyday comfort

    • Supporting overall balance as your body works hard to grow your baby

    • Routine wellness care to help you feel your best from bump to birth

    • Keeping you moving, comfortable, and connected to your body

    • Headaches and sinus pressure

    • Trouble sleeping or finding a comfortable position

    • Swelling and general heaviness

    • Nausea

    • Fatigue and full-body tension

    • Restless legs and hip discomfort at night

    • Staying active and mobile as your due date nears

    • Low back and hip pain

    • Sciatic nerve pain and shooting leg discomfort

    • Round ligament pain and pelvic pressure

    • Pubic bone and SI joint discomfort (SPD)

    • Mid-back and rib pain as baby grows

    • Neck tension and pregnancy headaches

    • Tailbone discomfort

    • General muscle tension from shifting posture

    • Carpal tunnel

    • Tight hip flexors

    • Restless leg syndrome

    • Support for breech or poorly positioned babies

    • Webster Technique for pelvic balance

    • Creating more room for baby to move and settle

    • Easing tightness in the round and broad ligaments

    • Support for a more comfortable, balanced third trimester

    • Keeping the pelvis aligned and balanced for labor

    • Supporting optimal range of motion in the hips and pelvis

    • Helping your body feel strong and ready for birth

    • Ongoing wellness care through every trimester

    • Postpartum recovery support after baby arrives

    • Recovery support after a smoother vaginal birth

    • Gentle, modified care after a C-section, even in the early weeks, to support healing

    • Easing the neck, shoulder, and upper back pain that comes with feeding and holding baby

    • Support for breastfeeding aches and the tension that makes nursing uncomfortable

    • Relief for sore wrists and "mom thumb" from lifting and carrying

    • Realigning and rebalancing the pelvis and low back after birth

    • Support for posture as you feed, rock, and carry all day

    • Gentle care for lingering tailbone or SI joint discomfort

    • Helping your body feel strong, steady, and supported in new motherhood

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    "It’s my favorite time of the week. I started to go at the begging of my pregnancy with a really bad lower back pain, and worried about how it might be later on with a bigger and heavier belly. I am 37 weeks pregnant now and I can tell you: My back does not bother me at all! (I mean, just the normal laydown position during pregnancy) but before, I couldn’t even move."

    ★★★★★

    - Sara G.

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    "If you're looking for loving and kind prenatal, postnatal, and infant chiropractic care from a highly skilled Chiro and from someone who actually listens and *gets* it, you've found your place! The office is peace, calm and welcoming to you and your littles! (And FRESH BAKED COOKIES!?! Included.)"

    ★★★★★

    -Andrea C.

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    "Dr. Chrisi is a wealth of knowledge with firsthand experience as a both as a midwife and a mother herself, which makes her an expert compassionate listener with very educated and real-life applicable advice (especially for all things pregnancy, motherhood, and infant support!). Her perspective comes from a whole-person approach, to support both the body and the nervous system."

    ★★★★★

    -Hannah K.

THE MOTHERBABY DIFFERENCE

Why Mothers Trust MotherBaby

Expertise You Trust

  • 11+ years of hands-on experience in prenatal and pediatric care
  • Certified Professional Midwife with 300+ births attended
  • Thousands of women supported through pregnancy and birth
  • Webster Certified since 2015 for optimal fetal positioning
  • ICPA Perinatal Certified
  • Proud member of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA)

Gentle, Expert Prenatal Care

  • BRM® Pro Certified for advanced biomechanics and birth prep
  • Trained in Spinning Babies to support baby's positioning
  • Specialized pregnancy tables for safe, comfortable adjustments
  • Gentle, pregnancy-safe adjustments through every trimester
  • Customized exercises for what your body actually needs
  • A thorough assessment to build care around your goals

A Warm Welcome

  • Care from the only dual chiropractor and midwife in Minnesota
  • A calm, unhurried space built around you
  • A community of mamas to connect and grow alongside
  • A supportive place to ask any question, big or small
  • Guidance and resources chosen just for your pregnancy
  • Care you can trust from bump to birth and beyond

Rare combination of specialty training and a warm, unhurried space, all under one roof for families in the Twin Cities.

Specialized Technique

The Webster Technique: the gold standard for prenatal balance.

The Webster Technique is a specific, gentle sacral analysis and adjustment that reduces tension in the pelvis and surrounding ligaments – creating the space your baby needs to find their optimal position for birth.

It's distinct from general prenatal chiropractic, and it's one of the reasons mamas travel from across the Twin Cities to see us. Dr. Chrisi has been Webster Certified through the ICPA since 2015.

✓ Webster Certified · ICPA · Since 2015

Birth Preparation

The Body Ready Method®: preparing your whole body for birth.

We weave the Body Ready Method into every appointment, so your body is preparing from your very first visit. For the full benefit, many mamas add 1:1 Body Ready Method assessments, usually a series of four movement-based sessions that build ease, strength, and mobility through pregnancy, postpartum, or both.

Mamas also love our Body Ready Birth workshops, a hands-on class you attend with your partner to practice real birth prep together: how to move through labor, ease discomfort, and use comfort measures with confidence. It's practical, empowering, and one more way we help you feel truly ready.

✓ Body Ready Method® · Certified Pro

  • Yes, chiropractic care is very safe during pregnancy when performed by a trained provider. Dr. Chrisi uses gentle, pregnancy-specific techniques designed to support your changing body and growing baby. As a licensed midwife, Dr. Chrisi also knows pregnancy inside and out, ensuring that everything we do is modified for every stage of pregnancy.

  • Prenatal chiropractic care can make a major difference in how you feel during pregnancy and how your body functions as you prepare for birth. Dr. Chrisi supports women through a wide range of common pregnancy-related challenges, including:

    • Back pain, hip pain, and pelvic discomfort

    • Sciatica and nerve tension

    • Round ligament pain

    • Pubic symphysis dysfunction (SPD)

    • Carpal tunnel and wrist pain

    • Rib pain and difficulty breathing

    • Headaches and neck tension

    • Digestive issues like heartburn or constipation

    • Poor sleep and fatigue

    • Stress and nervous system dysregulation

    • Breech or transverse baby positioning

    • Slowed or stalled labor prep progress

    • Overall lack of balance or ease in movement

    Chiropractic care also promotes ideal pelvic alignment, improved nerve flow to the uterus, and more space for baby to move, grow, and settle into an optimal birth position. Regular care can reduce discomfort, support easier labor, and contribute to a more empowered birth experience.

  • Each visit includes a gentle, personalized adjustment focused on balancing your pelvis, easing tension, and optimizing nerve flow.  Dr. Chrisi will also discuss any symptoms you’re experiencing and tailor care to your stage of pregnancy. 

    We have specialized pregnancy equipment and tables to make sure that you are as comfortable as possible at each visit. Our office is designed to be nice and cozy and a lot of moms like to hang around before or after their appointments to chat with other moms or relax with an organic tea and talk pregnancy and birth with some of our staff members who happen to be birth and postpartum doulas. 

    Did we mention we are kind of obsessed with all things pregnancy and birth?

  • Yes, Dr. Chrisi has been Webster Technique certified since 2015. This gold standard prenatal chiropractic method focuses on balancing the pelvis and relaxing surrounding ligaments and muscles, giving your baby the best possible chance to move into the proper position for birth, including breech or transverse presentations.

    Whoever you choose to support you in your prenatal journey, please make sure they are truly Webster Certified. Many chiropractors say they use Webster Technique but have only taken a basic training or have not maintained their certification. The certification should be current and listed through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA).

    You can verify a provider’s credentials and find someone who is Webster Certified, Perinatal Certified, or Pediatric Certified by visiting icpa4kids.com/find-a-pediatric-chiropractor and entering your ZIP code.

    Dr. Chrisi holds active Webster Certification and combines this technique with her extensive midwifery background for an unmatched level of care and insight during pregnancy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Prenatal Chiropractic

  • Every pregnancy is different, but most women benefit from regular weekly or biweekly care, especially in the second and third trimesters. We will create a care plan that fits your needs and goals and then you can choose a discounted pregnancy care package that fits your life or pay per visit. We are here to guide, not pressure.

  • Yes, absolutely. We welcome children in the office and love supporting the whole family. Many moms appreciate how easy and accommodating our visits are. We also have exclusively priced family packages to help the whole crew benefit from care. 

  • Not at all. Adjustments with Dr. Chrisi are gentle, safe, and specifically adapted for pregnancy. Most women leave feeling immediate relief, improved mobility and a regulated nervous system.

  • Our space is calm, family-friendly, and intentionally designed for pregnant and postpartum women plus kiddos. We use pregnancy-specific equipment, including custom tables, to ensure you're fully supported and comfortable at every visit.

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We would love to support you, mama.

Your first visit blends comfort with expert, professional care. We begin with a gentle assessment while we get to know you, your pregnancy, and how you're feeling in your body right now.

From there, we explain each step before moving into soft, pregnancy-safe adjustments tailored to exactly what you and your baby need. Many mamas are surprised how calm and unhurried it feels, and how much lighter they walk out than they came in.

However far along you are, this is a space to slow down, feel cared for, and start preparing your body for the day you meet your baby.

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