Introduction: Pregnancy is a physiological state which is intertwined with various physical and emotional changes. These often cause discomfort. To minimise the pain in the back and hips, physical tension and to encourage the optimum position of the foetus the craniosacral therapy can be used. Purpose: The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine the literature about the craniosacral therapy during pregnancy and postnatal period literature. Methods: The descriptive method of work was used in the making of this thesis, together with a systematic overview of the scientific writings and literature on the subject of the craniosacral therapy during pregnancy and postnatal period literature. The author has gathered the literature by looking into the international search base PubMed, Cochrane Library, Medline, Cinahl, Science Direct, via the digital library of the University of Ljubljana DiKUL, cooperative online bibliographic system and service COBISS.si, as well as other web browsers. 87 researches were chosen. Out of which 56 researches were used after an additional thorough examination. Literature not older than 20 years was used for the selection of articles and researches included in this examination. Results: There are not a lot of researches on the given topic and the majority lacks enough data for a critical interpretation of results. However, the carried out researches suggest that the craniosacral therapy is 81% - 95% efficient not only in solving problems of pregnant women with back pain and/or pelvic pain, but also in discovering and treating of various dysfunctions with children. Discussion and conclusion: This therapy should be presented to a wider Slovenian audience and introduced to our daily life. The frequency of its use ought to be researched and a longitudinal study should be made, which would prove its positive and negative impact.
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