Dr. Ulka Natu-Gadam – Importance of Yoga in Pregnancy
1st International Conference on Prenatal Development in India
Speaker’s Profile:
Dr. Ulka Natu-Gadam, MD, DGO, D.Y.Ed, Adv.Diploma in Yoga, has worked as a consultant gynaecologist in Thane, Mumbai for the last 25+ years and is the Co-Director of Nest Hospital in Naupada. In 2000, she received a Diploma in Yoga from Ghantali Mitra Mandal, Thane, and in 2004 she qualified for an Advanced Diploma in Yoga from the University of Mumbai.
With Ghantali Mitra Mandal, Thane, she is the Director of its Prajnana Yoga Anusandhana Kendra and the Chief Health Advisor of its Niranjan Yoga Swasthya Kendra. She has assisted in the conduct of a number of health-oriented yoga camps and programs organized by Ghantali Mitra Mandal.
Dr. Natu is the author of two books, Yoga for Health, Healing and Harmony (H3 Yoga) with Swami Satyakarmananda of Ghantali Mitra Mandal, and Yoga for Pregnancy. She has made numerous presentations of research papers at national and international conferences into the effects of yogic practices on pregnancy, infertility, menstrual disorders, and anxiety related disorders. Over the last two decades, Dr. Natu has made regular appearances on various television programs in relation to yoga and health.
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