“Chiropractic care during pregnancy is not just about reducing pain — it's about restoring balance, building trust in your body, and creating the calmest environment possible for you and your baby to thrive. With the power of the nervous system, the precision of spinal alignment, and the brilliance of Spinning Babies, we prepare the body for birth in the way nature intended.” - Dr. Karen Singh
Understanding Pregnancy & Chiropractic
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Pregnancy is a time of transformation — physically, emotionally, and hormonally. As your body changes to support your growing baby, it also encounters unique challenges: pelvic misalignment, postural changes, increased spinal pressure, and hormonal shifts that impact ligaments and muscles. At Nandish Health, we believe pregnancy should feel empowering, not painful.
Our Pregnancy Chiropractic Clinic, led by Dr. Karen Singh, provides safe, gentle, and personalised chiropractic care to support you from preconception through postpartum recovery. We integrate chiropractic care, physiotherapy, spinning babies techniques, massage therapy, pelvic balancing, and nervous system regulation to help you move with ease, reduce discomfort, and prepare your body for birth. |
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“Chiropractic care is one of the most powerful yet under utilised tools to help women experience shorter labours, fewer interventions, and more empowered births.”
Our Natural, Safe & Holistic Approach to Pregnancy Care
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Chiropractic Care: Using gentle, pregnancy-safe techniques (including the Webster Technique), we support pelvic alignment, reduce ligament tension, and ensure optimal nerve communication between your spine and uterus.
Physiotherapy: Targeted rehab for pelvic floor, diastasis recti, and postural changes. Our physiotherapists work alongside your chiropractor to support function and strength throughout all trimesters and into recovery. Massage Therapy: Pregnancy massage focuses on relieving tension, supporting circulation, and easing common discomforts such as hip, low back, and shoulder pain. Wellness & Birth Prep: We offer nervous system regulation, breath work, labour position coaching, and education on fetal positioning using Spinning Babies® principles to help your baby engage optimally for birth. |
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“The uterus is suspended by ligaments, just like a tent — and when those ligaments are in balance, the baby can find their way with ease. Chiropractic and Spinning Babies are the perfect combination.”
— Prenatal Alignment Specialist
What to Expect During Your Visit
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Your first appointment includes a full health and pregnancy history, postural assessment, gentle palpation of the spine and pelvis, and a customised treatment plan that evolves with your pregnancy. Our goal is to help you feel informed, empowered, and deeply supported during this sacred time.
Every visit may include chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue work, guided exercises, and nervous system-focused care depending on your symptoms and stage of pregnancy. We work closely with midwives, obstetricians, doulas, and pelvic health physios to ensure you receive truly integrated care. |
What the Research Says: Chiropractic in Pregnancy
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Research shows that chiropractic care during pregnancy can reduce labour times, improve pelvic balance, and decrease the likelihood of back labour and medical interventions. A study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that 75% of pregnant women under chiropractic care reported relief from pain. Other studies have shown that the Webster Technique is associated with improved fetal positioning and birth outcomes.
In addition, chiropractic care supports the nervous system, helping regulate the stress response, which is crucial during times of hormonal fluctuation and physical demand. Our approach at Nandish Health supports not only your structure — but your whole nervous system. |
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Why Choose Nandish Health?
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🤰 Led by Dr. Karen Singh – one of New Zealand’s most experienced chiropractors specialising in pregnancy, postpartum care, and mind-body health. With a unique blend of clinical expertise, trauma-informed care, and a deep understanding of the maternal journey, Dr. Singh is a trusted leader in pregnancy wellness.
🌿 New Zealand’s Only Nervous-System Focused Pregnancy & Family Wellness Clinic – We address more than just physical discomfort. Our care is grounded in the regulation of the autonomic nervous system, supporting mental clarity, emotional calm, and hormonal balance for both mother and baby. 🤝 Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Massage & Birth Prep in One Integrated Space – At Nandish Health, you’ll find everything you need under one roof. Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to provide wrap-around support throughout every stage of your pregnancy and recovery. 🧠 Polyvagal-Informed, Gentle, and Trauma-Aware Care – We honour the emotional and physiological shifts that occur during pregnancy. Our team is trained in trauma-sensitive approaches that prioritise consent, safety, and connection. 📚 Evidence-Based Techniques Including Webster’s & Spinning Babies® Principles – Our team uses internationally recognised, research-supported techniques to optimise pelvic balance and fetal positioning, enhancing your chances of a smoother, more natural birth experience. |
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Our Signature Birth Education: The Art of Birth Workshops
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We proudly host The Art of Birth Workshops, a revolutionary initiative created by Dr. Karen Singh in collaboration with trusted midwives across New Zealand. These workshops combine chiropractic principles, Spinning Babies® movement, breathwork, polyvagal theory, and traditional wisdom to educate and empower both pregnant women and their birth teams.
Whether you're a first-time mum or an experienced midwife, these sessions unlock the body’s innate ability to birth with ease by supporting fetal positioning, pelvic space, and nervous system safety. The result? Smoother labours, confident mothers, and safer outcomes. It’s not just a class — it’s a movement redefining birth culture. |
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Specialised Techniques
At Nandish Health, we combine the art and science of chiropractic care with specialised techniques that are evidence-informed, gentle, and tailored specifically for the pregnant body. Each method we use is designed to optimise pelvic alignment, nervous system balance, and fetal positioning — all with the goal of supporting a safer, smoother, and more empowered birth.
Spinning Babies® Principles
We incorporate Spinning Babies® movement and body-balancing techniques to encourage optimal fetal positioning. These gentle exercises help create more space in the pelvis, soften restrictive patterns in fascia and ligaments, and support baby’s natural ability to find the best position for labour and birth. Our team is trained to guide you through these movements both in session and at home.
Webster Technique (for Breech & Pelvic Balance)
The Webster Technique is a specialised, pregnancy-safe chiropractic protocol designed to reduce tension in the pelvis, sacrum, and surrounding ligaments. This technique is especially effective in cases where a baby is in breech or transverse position, by promoting alignment and balance in the structures that support the uterus.
Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT)
SOT is a gentle, non-force technique that focuses on the relationship between the sacrum (pelvis) and occiput (base of the skull). By using padded pelvic blocks and cranial corrections, we support healthy cerebrospinal fluid flow, neurological balance, and overall pelvic stability — all crucial during pregnancy and labour.
Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a light-touch technique that works on the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. During pregnancy, this therapy helps calm the nervous system, reduce tension, and release emotional or physical holding patterns. It’s especially helpful for mothers experiencing overwhelm, fatigue, or a history of trauma.
Myofascial Release
Pregnancy creates unique patterns of tension in the body — particularly in the hips, abdomen, ribs, and diaphragm. Myofascial Release targets these connective tissues with slow, precise techniques to reduce discomfort, improve mobility, and restore ease to movement and breath.
Round Ligament & Uterine Support
As your uterus grows, the round ligaments stretch and can become tight or irritated — leading to sharp, pulling pains or pelvic imbalance. We use specific techniques to reduce tension in the round ligaments and surrounding tissues, making space for baby’s movement and promoting comfort during walking, rolling, or changing positions.
Manual Chiropractic Care
All our adjustments are pregnancy-safe, gentle, and carefully adapted to your body’s needs. Whether using hands-on or instrument-assisted techniques, our goal is to reduce interference in the nervous system, restore joint motion, and support your body’s natural ability to adapt, heal, and birth.
Spinning Babies® Principles
We incorporate Spinning Babies® movement and body-balancing techniques to encourage optimal fetal positioning. These gentle exercises help create more space in the pelvis, soften restrictive patterns in fascia and ligaments, and support baby’s natural ability to find the best position for labour and birth. Our team is trained to guide you through these movements both in session and at home.
Webster Technique (for Breech & Pelvic Balance)
The Webster Technique is a specialised, pregnancy-safe chiropractic protocol designed to reduce tension in the pelvis, sacrum, and surrounding ligaments. This technique is especially effective in cases where a baby is in breech or transverse position, by promoting alignment and balance in the structures that support the uterus.
Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT)
SOT is a gentle, non-force technique that focuses on the relationship between the sacrum (pelvis) and occiput (base of the skull). By using padded pelvic blocks and cranial corrections, we support healthy cerebrospinal fluid flow, neurological balance, and overall pelvic stability — all crucial during pregnancy and labour.
Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a light-touch technique that works on the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. During pregnancy, this therapy helps calm the nervous system, reduce tension, and release emotional or physical holding patterns. It’s especially helpful for mothers experiencing overwhelm, fatigue, or a history of trauma.
Myofascial Release
Pregnancy creates unique patterns of tension in the body — particularly in the hips, abdomen, ribs, and diaphragm. Myofascial Release targets these connective tissues with slow, precise techniques to reduce discomfort, improve mobility, and restore ease to movement and breath.
Round Ligament & Uterine Support
As your uterus grows, the round ligaments stretch and can become tight or irritated — leading to sharp, pulling pains or pelvic imbalance. We use specific techniques to reduce tension in the round ligaments and surrounding tissues, making space for baby’s movement and promoting comfort during walking, rolling, or changing positions.
Manual Chiropractic Care
All our adjustments are pregnancy-safe, gentle, and carefully adapted to your body’s needs. Whether using hands-on or instrument-assisted techniques, our goal is to reduce interference in the nervous system, restore joint motion, and support your body’s natural ability to adapt, heal, and birth.
Pregnancy Care at Nandish Health
Creating comfort, balance, and better birth outcomes through expert chiropractic care.
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Pregnancy is an exciting and transformative journey — but it also brings rapid changes that can place stress on your body. As your baby grows, your spine, pelvis, ligaments, and posture all adapt to support your changing centre of gravity and prepare for birth. While these changes are natural, they can often lead to discomfort, especially in the lower back and pelvis.
In fact, studies show that up to 75% of pregnant women experience back or pelvic pain during pregnancy — and this is one of the most common reasons women seek chiropractic care throughout their prenatal journey. At Nandish Health, we specialise in gentle, pregnancy-safe chiropractic techniques that support your body through each trimester. Regular chiropractic adjustments can help relieve tension, reduce pain, and create the optimal conditions for your baby to move into a better position for birth. 📊 What the Research Says:
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Our Doctors
Dr Karen Singh
“Becoming a mother was a deeply awakening experience. It showed me how incredibly intelligent, dynamic, and resilient the female body is — and how much care and support it truly deserves during pregnancy and beyond.”
“Becoming a mother was a deeply awakening experience. It showed me how incredibly intelligent, dynamic, and resilient the female body is — and how much care and support it truly deserves during pregnancy and beyond.”
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Dr. Karen Singh is one of New Zealand’s most respected pregnancy-focused chiropractors, known for her compassionate approach, clinical precision, and unwavering commitment to helping women thrive during the antenatal and postnatal journey. With over a decade of experience supporting pregnant mothers, babies, and families, she is a leader in evidence-based, nervous system-focused care that blends chiropractic, neuroscience, and holistic birth preparation.
Dr. Karen is passionate about challenging the cultural norm that pregnancy discomfort is “just something you have to live with.” At Nandish Health, her mission is to guide and support women through their entire journey — from conception to postpartum recovery — using gentle chiropractic adjustments, pelvic balancing, and nervous system regulation that make a measurable difference in how they feel and how they birth. |
Research shows that 50–75% of women experience back or pelvic pain during pregnancy or labour, yet only a small percentage seek help. Studies confirm that 75% of pregnant women receiving chiropractic care reported significant pain relief, with evidence suggesting that regular chiropractic care may improve birth outcomes and support natural, physiological labour.
Dr. Karen integrates techniques such as the Webster Technique, Spinning Babies® principles, craniosacral therapy, and polyvagal-informed care, providing her patients with a deeply supportive and transformative experience. She also facilitates The Art of Birth workshops — multidisciplinary birth education sessions for mothers and midwives across Aotearoa.
Whether you're navigating pregnancy pain, preparing for birth, or healing after delivery, Dr. Karen offers expert care, heartfelt guidance, and a calm, confident space for you to reconnect with your body and trust the journey.
Dr. Karen integrates techniques such as the Webster Technique, Spinning Babies® principles, craniosacral therapy, and polyvagal-informed care, providing her patients with a deeply supportive and transformative experience. She also facilitates The Art of Birth workshops — multidisciplinary birth education sessions for mothers and midwives across Aotearoa.
Whether you're navigating pregnancy pain, preparing for birth, or healing after delivery, Dr. Karen offers expert care, heartfelt guidance, and a calm, confident space for you to reconnect with your body and trust the journey.
Why Pregnancy Care Matters
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Pregnancy dramatically transforms the structure and function of a woman’s body — and while this transformation is beautiful, it’s also physically demanding. The body adapts in remarkable ways to support fetal growth, but these adaptations can contribute to significant discomfort and spinal strain.
As baby grows, the body experiences shifting load distribution, especially through the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints. The increased forward projection of weight causes a deepening of the lumbar curve (lordosis), placing more pressure on the intervertebral discs, facet joints, and nerve roots. Hormonal changes — particularly the rise of relaxin, progesterone, and estrogen — increase pelvic mobility and reduce spinal stability, often leading to pelvic girdle pain, low back pain, or sciatic-like symptoms. The growing uterus may also put direct pressure on nearby structures like the bladder, rectum, and pelvic floor, resulting in referred pain, muscle spasm, and altered posture. These biomechanical and hormonal shifts, combined with lifestyle demands and prior spinal history, make it clear why more than 50% of pregnant women experience back pain during pregnancy, with even more reporting pain during labour. Many find safe, effective relief through chiropractic care — which gently addresses misalignments, muscle tension, and nervous system regulation to restore comfort and function. In addition to pain relief, chiropractic care may support faster, easier labours. Studies have shown that women receiving chiropractic care throughout pregnancy experience, on average, 25% shorter labour times for first births and up to 31% shorter labours for subsequent births. This is likely due to improved pelvic alignment, spinal mobility, and neurological regulation, allowing the body to work more efficiently during labour and birth. With growing awareness of its benefits, more midwives, obstetricians, and birth professionals are referring their patients for chiropractic care — recognising that manual therapy is not only safe during pregnancy, but deeply supportive for both mum and baby. |
Breech Baby? Here's How We Can Help.
At Nandish Health, we don’t “turn babies” — we create space in the body so that your baby can find the position they were meant to be in.
As chiropractors trained in the Webster Technique, we focus on reducing tension in the pelvis, sacrum, and supporting soft tissues to create a more balanced and functional environment for your baby to move and engage. While we do not manually rotate breech babies, chiropractic care can improve pelvic alignment and reduce intrauterine constraint, giving your baby the freedom and space to move into the ideal head-down (cephalic) position.
What is the Webster Technique?The Webster Technique is a gentle, pregnancy-specific chiropractic protocol developed to correct sacral misalignment and ligament imbalance in the pelvis. These imbalances may contribute to what Dr. Larry Webster described as intrauterine constraint — when tension in the uterus or pelvis limits the baby’s ability to move freely.
When the pelvic bones, muscles, and ligaments are balanced, the uterus is better supported and less restricted, allowing baby to respond more naturally to gravity, movement, and maternal cues. This technique is especially helpful when there’s breech or transverse presentation, or when fetal positioning is causing maternal discomfort.
“We’re not turning your baby — we’re working with your body, your nervous system, and your baby’s innate wisdom to support the physiological process of birth.”
Why Does Baby Position Matter?The maternal pelvis is a strong, bony structure — and in order for baby to safely descend and rotate through it during labour, they must navigate a specific path. Breech positioning may result when there’s an imbalance in the pelvis, sacrum, or uterine ligaments, limiting baby’s ability to settle head down.
These imbalances can come from:
How Chiropractic Care Supports Fetal PositioningThrough the Webster Technique and soft tissue balancing, we address:
Whether you’re preparing for a natural birth or hoping to avoid a medical intervention, our pregnancy-trained chiropractors work collaboratively with midwives and obstetricians to support a safer, more connected birthing journey.
As chiropractors trained in the Webster Technique, we focus on reducing tension in the pelvis, sacrum, and supporting soft tissues to create a more balanced and functional environment for your baby to move and engage. While we do not manually rotate breech babies, chiropractic care can improve pelvic alignment and reduce intrauterine constraint, giving your baby the freedom and space to move into the ideal head-down (cephalic) position.
What is the Webster Technique?The Webster Technique is a gentle, pregnancy-specific chiropractic protocol developed to correct sacral misalignment and ligament imbalance in the pelvis. These imbalances may contribute to what Dr. Larry Webster described as intrauterine constraint — when tension in the uterus or pelvis limits the baby’s ability to move freely.
When the pelvic bones, muscles, and ligaments are balanced, the uterus is better supported and less restricted, allowing baby to respond more naturally to gravity, movement, and maternal cues. This technique is especially helpful when there’s breech or transverse presentation, or when fetal positioning is causing maternal discomfort.
“We’re not turning your baby — we’re working with your body, your nervous system, and your baby’s innate wisdom to support the physiological process of birth.”
Why Does Baby Position Matter?The maternal pelvis is a strong, bony structure — and in order for baby to safely descend and rotate through it during labour, they must navigate a specific path. Breech positioning may result when there’s an imbalance in the pelvis, sacrum, or uterine ligaments, limiting baby’s ability to settle head down.
These imbalances can come from:
- Long hours of sitting (e.g., driving, desk work)
- Crossing legs frequently
- Old injuries or falls
- Sports or gym-related strains
- Carrying toddlers on one hip
- Pelvic torsion from previous births
- Neck or ankle injuries affecting gait and posture
How Chiropractic Care Supports Fetal PositioningThrough the Webster Technique and soft tissue balancing, we address:
- Sacral misalignment (including vertical and horizontal twists)
- Tension in the round ligaments and uterine attachments
- Imbalances in pelvic floor and abdominal muscles
- Neurological pathways between your brain and reproductive system
Whether you’re preparing for a natural birth or hoping to avoid a medical intervention, our pregnancy-trained chiropractors work collaboratively with midwives and obstetricians to support a safer, more connected birthing journey.
