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Emotional Wellbeing or Behavioural Approaches? The Value of Intention.

by Ann Caird, IMPI graduate and mentor; founder of Nurturing Sleep Many sleep consultants now ask me about the appropriateness and usefulness of applying ‘behavioural’ approaches and strategies to resolving problematic baby and child sleep behaviours in relationship to emotional wellbeing. Reflecting on this question, it would seen that it’s as if we have […]

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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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Living Authentically Through Your Business

written by Mary Luz Oscategui, founder of IMI In a culture of conformity, an authentically lived life shines bright. Authenticity connects you to your deepest impulse, your deepest heart longing, and your deepest sense of what you have to give to the world before you die. Early on in our journey toward maturity we may […]

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Getting Stronger for Labor with Sleep

an interview with Mar De Carlo for Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine (for highlights of this interview purchase Pregnancy and Newborn magazine’s April 2013 issue) Why is it important for an expecting mama to try to catch her 40 winks? From the moment a woman becomes pregnant; her body is undergoing many physiologic and biochemical changes. […]

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Mom on a Mission to Revolutionize the Child Sleep Consultant Industry

Typically child sleep consultants are known to work with parents during postpartum to provide “sleep training”, tools, resources, and education in order to get their child to sleep. Sleep Training is most commonly introduced when an infant reaches four months of age or shortly thereafter. Occasionally families begin introducing sleep training earlier on, however very little […]

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Interested in Maternity Nutrition?

by Sara Spears, IMI Maternity Nutrition Coach Instructor Years ago, on my wedding day, my brand-new husband and I stopped at a fast food drive-thru on the way to our reception. My, how things have changed. It wasn’t long after that day that I began to wonder about where our food comes from, and how […]

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TENS Machine- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

by Debra Flashenberg, IMI Advisory Board Member and Guest Blogger Among the many pain management techniques and methods, there is one that gets little attention here in the US. It is called the TENS Machine- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and it is used throughout much of Europe. What is the TENS machine? How Does It […]

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Why a Doula is Worth Every Penny

by Adriana Lozada, CD, CPB, CGP I became a doula because I myself didn’t have one for the birth of my daughter. Not having a doula is a decision that both my husband and I regret. My birth was as close as can be to what I’d laid out on my birthplan. Hire a midwife – check. […]

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The 4R’s of Green Body Green Birth, a book excerpt from “Green Body Green Birth”

A book excerpt from Green Body Green Birth by Mary Oscategui The 4R’s of Green Body Green Birth Just as you’ll find the 4 R’s of waste management in our outer environment, Green Body Green Birth has come up with 4 R’s for our body’s environment. By supporting and encouraging the healthy sustainability of our […]

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The Professional Role as a Maternity/Baby Product Expert

My Role as a Maternity Product Professional by Annie Mullens, IMI/IABPP Certified Baby Planner & Greenproofer Having owned my own retail store, working as a manager of a very successful retail baby boutique and having worked in the product industry for the last 20 some-years, I have had the opportunity to learn so much about […]

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