Karin Slabaugh has an AMI diploma for 0-3 and a Masters degree in education. In 2012, Karin studied with Grazia Honegger Fresco (1929-2020) in the last course she offered for 0-3. She moved to Italy in 2016 to create a Montessori course for public healthcare nurse midwives. Karin’s work gives continuity to the teachings on birth to three that Costa Gnocchi and Montessori passed on through Honegger Fresco. She continues to work on projects in Italy with direct students of Adele Costa Gnocchi’s who are specialized in the care of the newborn.