Healthy Mother Announces Formation Of Advisory Board

July 13, 2010 - PRLog -- Healthy Mother Wellness & Care (Healthy Mother), India's only institutional provider of wellness programs for expectant mothers and maternity services based on the Midwifery Model of Care, today announced the formation of its Advisory Board to provide its management team with strategic guidance as the Company continues to gain acceptance among customers for its unique services that are bringing positive change to birth practices in urban and semi-urban India.

In addition to the formation of the Advisory Board, the Company announced that Mr. C.Parthasarathy, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Karvy Group has agreed to be the Chairman of the Advisory Board. Mr. Parthasarathy is a pioneer in India's financial services sector, having been responsible for building the Karvy Group as the #1 integrated financial services company, with over 2 crore accounts, 500 blue chip corporate clients, and over Rs. 5000 crores of mutual fund account mobilization. Mr. Parthasarathy is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a Fellow of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has a graduate degree in Law. As Chairman and Managing Director of the Karvy Group, Mr. Parthasarathy provides strategic vision and business direction to the group's operations. He also holds directorship in KARVY Securities Limited, KARVY Stock Broking Limited, KARVY Investor Services Limited, KARVY Computershare Private Limited, KARVY Commodities Broking Private Limited, EPR Pharmaceuticals Private Limited and Ocean Sparkles Limited.

Healthy Mother CEO and co-founder Krishnan Sakotai commented, "We are thrilled that Mr. Parthasarathy has agreed to lead our Advisory Board and to help us shape our strategy for future growth. We are confident that the Company will gain tremendous benefit from his vision and guidance."

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About Healthy Mother

Healthy Mother Wellness & Care (I) Pvt. Ltd is India's only institutional provider of wellness programs for expectant mothers based on Lamaze Philosophy of Natural Birth. The company operates a Natural Birthing Center in Hyderabad called The Sanctum,where mothers experience holistic care based the Midwifery Model of Care. Mothers are allowed full freedom to labor on their own without time pressures and without having to submit to unncessary drugs and procedures such as induction, Epidural pain medication or c-sections. Except for a medical emergency, Healthy Mother staff does not interfere in mother's natural progression of labor, thereby giving her the greatest change to give birth to her baby naturally. Mothers are taught to breastfeed their babies within the 1st hour birth, and are taught basics of newborn care, infant massage and bonding before they are ready to leave for their homes. The Company is headquartered in Hyderabad and has a branch in Bangalore.