We get it—becoming parents is big! It's even harder when things are more challenging than you expected. Our team is dedicated to being the village and providing the support you need to navigate family life. 

Whether this is your first baby or the latest addition to your family, we welcome you to come along and feel at home.

Caring For Your Baby

The Nervous System's Role

Every movement, feeding, elimination, sleep, and play session your baby engages in is a testament to the intricate workings of their nervous system and body, highlighting the crucial role it plays in their daily activities. 

Dysfunction often starts from the birthing process

Regardless of how they arrive, being born is a big deal. We offer women post-partum check-ups and newborn care to identify and support any residual stress and strain on their little bodies from birth or their experiences since then. 

Newborn Care at ACCC

You can feel confident bringing your baby to the Australian Children's Chiropractic Centre. Our highly skilled Chiropractors meticulously examine every baby under our care so we can track their progress. We take the time to identify concerns and prioritise educating you, explaining the signs of nervous system stress, imbalance and potential causes of discomfort that your baby might be experiencing.

We are also passionate about neurodevelopment and optimising health outcomes. We pride ourselves on sharing up-to-date information and research and educating you along your journey with the future mind. 

Your Feeding Journey

We pride ourselves on exceptional collaboration with local feeding experts. 

Nearly all Australian mums start out breastfeeding (2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey). However, breastfeeding rates rapidly fall in the early weeks (ABA 2024).

While there are many reasons for this drop-off, it's estimated that up to 59% of breastfeeding difficulties are related to the infant themselves having difficulty (1994, Breastfeeding Guide for Medical Professionals). 

Common Physical Findings

Research from 2009, documented a clinical case series of 114 infants with hospital-diagnosed or lactation consultant-diagnosed feeding problems that were supported with Chiropractic in their clinical setting. The most common physical findings included dysfunction of the neck (89%), jaw (TMJ) imbalance (36%) and inadequate suck reflex (34%) (Miller et al, 2009 JMPT).  

This highlights the opportunity to assess structural (joints), muscular (tongue, mouth and neck), and neurological function (coordination of muscles for latch, sucking, swallowing and other reflexes) to truly understand the quality of function of the infant and their role in the breastfeeding experience.