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Nutrition Before and During Pregnancy course for Paediatricians

Speciality Classification
Paediatrics General
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
30 minutes
Subject matter expert
e-Learning for Healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity

This session focuses on nutritional recommendations for women before and during pregnancy.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Describe the dietary recommendations for optimising fertility and fetal well-being including pre-natal vitamin supplementation
  • Describe what eating well looks like for women in pregnancy
  • Describe the additional nutritional challenges for some at-risk groups in the UK

The health of both men and women pre-conceptually can impact on fertility, conception and determine fetal growth, development and birth outcomes, Both men and women should be offered pre-conception advice on weight management and alcohol consumption, and a healthy balanced diet is recommended for both partners.


PRM123
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites

Before commencing this session you should complete the following HCP session:

  • 03_01 Families in the UK (402-0006)
Instructors / Speakers
Judy More,
Paediatric Dietitian

Judy More is a Registered Dietitian and a Registered Nutritionist specialising in children’s nutrition. After many years in the NHS she now works freelance having set up her company - Child Nutrition. Her interests are in public health nutrition.

Type
Online Learning
Delivery
Online
Title
Nutrition Before and During Pregnancy course for Paediatricians
Speciality Classification
Paediatrics General
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Child and family health, Child health/paediatrics/immunisation, Children and young peoples health, Maternal-child
Location
ONLINE
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
30 minutes
Location
Online
Reference
08_01
Access Duration (in months)
12
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