Meet The Founder
Hi, I’m Lily Nichols and prenatal nutrition is my passion.
As a registered dietitian/nutritionist and diabetes educator with an extensive background in preconception, prenatal, and postpartum nutrition, I founded IPN to help other practitioners up-level their knowledge of perinatal nutrition.
As the author of the number one best-selling book on prenatal nutrition, Real Food for Pregnancy, I know that your clients are expecting more from you.
They are underwhelmed by simplified pamphlets on prenatal nutrition that rehash the same basic information they already know.
Perhaps they’ve heard from friends who’ve experienced pregnancy complications and want to do everything they can to have an easier pregnancy and recovery.
They’re likely wanting specific advice on pregnancy complications, supplements, what foods are safe, lab tests, and so much more.
Are you prepared to guide their pregnancy with confidence?
The challenge with becoming a prenatal nutritionist is knowing where to look for accurate, evidence-based information.
The Institute for Prenatal NutritionⓇ is raising the bar on prenatal nutrition education.
Lily’s ability to structure the content in a clear, accessible, and highly engaging way made the learning process seamless and extremely enjoyable. The depth and thoroughness of the training and everything I’ve learnt with her have completely transformed my nutrition practice.
Beatriz Mendez del Rio, MS, NTP, SPN
My experience at IPN exceeded my expectations. The program was packed with evidence-based information, but what truly set it apart was the emphasis on applying that knowledge in real-world client settings. Lily has a unique ability to take complex topics and make them practical, actionable, and easy to implement.
Kendall Massa, MSNP, SPN
The Institute for Prenatal NutritionⓇ Mentorship Program is the training I wish I had available when I started out in prenatal nutrition. It could have saved me years of work and a lot of overwhelm.
My formal training as a registered dietitian did not prepare me for the work I do today. The single class I took on Lifecycle Nutrition during my university studies had only a brief lesson on pregnancy nutrition — and most of that information, I have come to learn, was flat-out wrong. My dietetic internship was heavy on the clinical side, but only included a short rotation on the maternity ward.
Once I was practicing as a dietitian, it felt like I was “thrown into the ring” blind and had to spend thousands of hours of my own time to level-up my knowledge to best serve my pregnant clients. I have now devoted my career to sharing what I have learned about prenatal nutrition from my decades of consulting, research, client work, writing, teaching, and advising on prenatal public policy (and, of course, I have some personal insight from my own two pregnancies).
As a well-seasoned clinician and someone who is obsessed with research, I designed the curriculum of IPN to save you from the steep learning curve that I went through.
"Lily provides a wealth of evidence-backed knowledge and clinical experience across every single domain of pregnancy (and postpartum) that can be influenced by nutrition. I have a PhD and clinical experience working with pregnant women and yet I learned SO MUCH from this program."
Karen Lindsay, PhD, RDN, SPN, NBC-HWC
