Healthy Mother Wellness & Care, Hyderabad's first and only independent provider of Lamaze and prenatal and postnatal wellness programs announced its support of the twin cities' premier fitness event, the Hyderabad 10K Run, to be held on November 30, 2008.

Healthy Mother will be putting up an information stall at the event, near the main stage. Our volunteers will be distributing valuable information on do's and dont's during pregnancy, natural childbirth, and new motherhood, which many women and their families will find very useful, as they try to deal with this exciting period of their lives. On this occasion, Healthy Mother will be conducting a fun-filled “1K Walk for Motherhood” event, in which some of the past participants in our programs will take part. Prizes will be given for the most enthusiastic would-be mothers and new moms. Expectant mothers and new moms can also have an opportunity to discuss about our programs with our Director, Dr. Vijaya Krishnan.

“Our mission is to empower women and their families to go through pregnancy and childbirth in a confident manner, by giving them hands-on, scientific knowledge about exercises, breathing techniques, comfort positions to minimize pain during labor and childbirth, diet and nutrition, and to help them plan for the big day”, said CEO and co-founder, Krishnan Sakotai. “We tell our mothers and dads that pregnancy is not a disease and it is essential that they maintain an active and healthy lifestyle during this period, with the objective of facilitating natural childbirth. The Hyderabad 10K Run event is an ideal platform for us to spread this message of health and wellness during pregnancy and new motherhood. We hope many women take advantage of this opportunity to take part in the “1K Walk for Motherhood” and at the same time have fun and gain valuable knowledge”.

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Healthy Mother is Hyderabad's first and only independent provider of wellness programs for expectant mothers and new moms. We empower would-be-mothers with the knowledge and techniques to go through pregnancy in a confident manner and to trust their bodies' ability to give birth naturally. Our programs are based on the internationally renowned Lamaze philosophy of natural childbirth, which emphasizes minimal use of unnecessary medical intervention in childbirth, such as labor induction, epidural pain medication and seeks to avoid cesarian section for healthy mothers who are of low risk.

Our "Mother-Baby Wellness" programs teach new mothers the correct techniques of breastfeeding, newborn care and help with post-partum care for mothers during the often emotional period of new motherhood.

Our postnatal "Return to Fitness" programs help new moms regain fitness, strength and muscle tone while also losing weight. These individualized fitness regimes are designed to suit each mother's unique physical and emotional situation.