Birth Professional

IMPI’s founder, Mar Oscategui announces “Conscious Parenting Workout” to be released next month

According to a recent article in Scientific American titled “Secrets of Successful Parenting”, Amazon offers more than 180,000 parenting guides—more than double the number of diet books, as psychology professor Robert Epstein notes in “What Makes a Good Parent?” One would imagine that with such a large number of guides available and growing, surely parenting challenges […]

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Awakening Through Sleep: An Integrative Child Sleep Foundations Solution

After birth, sleep is usually the next largest challenge for a family. How we address this as professionals and parents can lead us down a path of ease or frustration. Infant and child sleep carries with it not only so much controversy but also in many cases causes overwhelm, stress and a loss of family […]

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Why Your Prenatal Folic Acid Might Not Be Enough…

by Jess Sherman, Registered Holistic Nutritionist Every woman of child bearing age is generally told to take 400mcg of folic acid daily. Current government recommendations still hold that a deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can lead to neural tube defects such as spina bifida in babies. While research still does support the need for adequate […]

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Maternity & Parenting Institute Launches FamilyPrep

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2014 Maternity & Parenting Institute Launches FamilyPrep: Holistic and Progressive Education In June 2014, the International Maternity & Parenting Institute (IMPI) announced the launch of their Parenting Education program led by Teresa Stewart. Since then Teresa Stewart and Mar Oscategui, founder of IMPI, have created and developed a holistic, progressive […]

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Five Ways to Help a Mom Through Postpartum Mood Disorders

by Jess Sherman, Registered Holistic Nutritionist Reprinted with permission from the blog of JessSherman.com It’s time to take on Postpartum Mood Disorders…. Having a baby is the most beautiful, exciting moment of your life, right? Not for some. Postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD and psychosis – a collection of mental illnesses particular to the circumstances of pregnancy […]

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Evidence that prenatal and early childhood nutrition play a role in proper brain function and the development of mental illness

by Jess Sherman Thanks to a pioneering researcher in Australia, we have some solid, published evidence that prenatal and early childhood nutrition play a role in proper brain function and the development of mental illness. Dr Jacka’s groundbreaking 2013 study looked at the diet of 23,000 mother/child pairs from pregnancy through to age 5. Among […]

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International Maternity Institute Expands and Launches Parenting Education Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO – The International Maternity Institute (IMI) expands to the International Maternity and Parenting Institute (IMPI) and is proud to announce their new Parenting Education Program. The IMPI’s Parenting Education program will officially launch January 2015 and will be led by their Director of Parenting Education, Teresa […]

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International Maternity Institute Launches Continuing Education Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2014 International Maternity Institute Launches Continuing Education Program SAN FRANCISCO – The International Maternity Institute (IMI) is proud to announce the launch of their new Continuing Education Program, led by their Director of Continuing Education, Jessica Brodey. The IMI Continuing Education Program has been created to support advanced career […]

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International Maternity Institute Partners with Happiest Baby

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2014 International Maternity Institute Partners with Happiest Baby SAN FRANCISCO – The International Maternity Institute has announced its latest collaboration, teaming up with The Happiest Baby Education Association. IMI provides the worlds most progressive and holistic birth education for birth professionals. The Happiest Baby Education Association exists to certify […]

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When Dirty Competition Strikes, Sisterhood Comes to the Rescue

by Mary Luz Oscategui, IMI Founder As the professional birthing community grows every year, more people discover a passion to empower, support and inform expecting and new parents. Most of us become birth professionals because we are inspired to empower parents in making informed decisions during and after pregnancy. Perhaps it was a personal […]

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