Chiropractice Care for Pregnancy, Birth Preparation and Postnatal Recovery
A visit to the beautifully layed out practice at Heart & Soul Chiropractic, in Mandurah, WA, to meet Dr Alessandra Demarte, resulted in us doing a podcast together on the Running to the Core podcast, late in 2025.
Dr Alla, as she is known to her clients, is the principal chiropractor at Heart & Soul Chiropractic. She has a special interest and training in pregnancy and paediatrics, and over a cuppa we talked about some of the work that she does that involves gentle techniques, that are modifed for each trimester of pregnancy.
In the podcast, Dr Alla talks with Dianne about pregnancy and postnatal chiropractic care, and how this can support women throughout their pregnancy and in their postnatal recovery journey, as their body changes.
Gentle chiropractic adjustments can help to keep the spine and pelvic moving well, reduce stress on ligaments, and support the nervous system. Dr Alla explains about the nervous system, how nerve pathways influence the uterus and cervix during labour, and how working on the spine and pelvic balance may assist with birth preparation.
Postnatally, as mums return to fitness, Dr Alla recommends getting support for any pelvic joint pain, or upper back tension, and rebuilding deep core and pelvic stability steadily.
The podcast is available on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts and also can be listened to at:
To find out more about Heart & Soul Chiropractic or to contact Dr Alessandra Demarte,