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Conceição Santa-Martha

 

MENSTRUAL AND FERTILITY EDUCATOR by Natural Family Planning
POST-GRADUATE IN ORTOMOLECULAR NUTRITION AND PSICONEUROIMUNOLOGY, by EMAC – Escola de Saúde Integral
SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND FEMALE HORMONAL HEALTH, by the Centro de Estudos Avançados em Nutrição (CENA)
NURSE MIDWIFE
INTERNATIONAL LACTATION CONSULTANT_IBCLC


I graduated in Nursing in 2001 and have been a Specialist in Maternal and Obstetric Health since 2007. For the following eight years I worked as a midwife in the delivery room of Pedro Hispano Hospital. In 2009 I embraced the Bem-me-quer Project (Preparation for Childbirth and Parenthood) at the Community Care Unit of Matosinhos, which I have been promoting since then.

I am a WHO/UNICEF breastfeeding counselor, an APMI infant massage instructor and an Aquanatal – Ostend prenatal aquatic preparation instructor. In recent years I have carried out several complementary postgraduate trainings in the field of care for women in their life cycle, prenatal care and preparation for childbirth and care for the newborn from a psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunological perspective.

My fascination with the Humans and their nature has been growing over the years with my personal and professional journey… with the knowledge of the physiological and adaptive processes of the organism throughout its life cycle. The birth of my three daughters awakened me to the innate power of Women and the notion that many of their fears arise from not knowing themselves. Since then, I have dedicated myself to understanding the female and male fertility cycle, health literacy, cycle awareness, fertility management and investing in rebalancing health in this area that is so delightful but can bring so many challenges to girls/boys/women/men/couples….

I believe in a model of care that is based on the empowerment of women/couples through knowledge of themselves and the alternatives available to them for managing their health. It is on this model that my practice is based – an approach that is based on respect for the individuality of each Human and for their informed and enlightened choices inserted in their life contexts.


RELEVANT TRAINING

_ International lactation consultant_IBCLC
_ Specialization in Nutrition and Women’s Hormonal Health by the Centro de Estudos Avançados em Nutrição (CENA), 2021
_ Post-graduation in Orthomolecular Nutrition and Psychoneuroimmunology, by EMAC Escola de Saúde Integral, 2020-2021
_ Menstrual and Fertility Educator by Natural Family Planning – United Kingdom, 2020
_ Post-graduation in Anatomy and Preparation for Childbirth with Núria Vives, 2008
_ WHO/UNICEF Breastfeeding Counselor, 2007