Main Line Business Offers New, Expecting Mothers Crucial Support

A new Main Line business is offering help to expecting mothers and post-partum mothers have the safest, healthiest, and easiest childbearing years possible.

Hatch – A Sanctuary for Motherhood, recently opened at 250 West Lancaster Ave., Wayne.

Hatch's programs, such as fitness, wellness, and educational programs, are specifically intended to help moms achieve a healthier pregnancy and transition to motherhood.

The Hatch tagline is "Grow, Glow, Know."

Specific exercise programs include:

• Pregnancy and post-partum fitness classes
• Pelvic floor strengthening and rejuvenation
• Post-partum rehabilitation and ‘Mom and Me’ classes
• Pregnancy and post-partum Pilates Reformer classes
• Private fitness instruction

About 25 educational and support classes will be also available, presented by doctors, registered nurses and other clinicians, and include:

• Breastfeeding classes
• Sleep consulting
• CPR classes
• Childbirth classes
• Nutrition

At Hatch, members will have access to expert professional guidance through a registered OB/GYN nurse, educational classes and customized exercise programs led by some of the region’s leading maternal health and wellness specialists, a Hatch press release said.

Hatch is the brainchild of Radhika Kakarla, M.D., a board-certified OB/GYN with 20 years of experience, after she recognized a need for a more integrative approach to pregnancy and post-partum care.

"Hatch is a community that is committed to supporting and educating mothers, helping to create a balanced and healthier life, stronger family, and a better world," Kakarla said in a statement. "Our mission is to provide a sanctuary where expectant and new mothers come for support, education and exercise, providing a nurturing experience for moms and babies, helping to facilitate the best of outcomes."

Kakarla then brought Pilates expert Kelly McBride to Hatch where she will serve as the Executive Director.

"Hatch provides a trusted, collaborative and supportive environment for pregnant and post-partum women that nurtures the bond between head, heart and womb through community, education and self-care," McBride said in a statement. "Our team of expert partners helps to bridge the gap between conventional and integrative care for mothers."

Dr. Scott M. Pugh, MD, FAAP also joined Hatch and will offer educational classes and workshops.

David Fox, former President and CEO of Den Tek Oral Care, a global consumer products company specializing in over-the-counter oral care products, is also partnering to help expecting and post-partum mothers with Hatch.

Visit Hatch's website to see schedules, membership information, news, and more.

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