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Nutrition and Lifestyle in Pregnancy offers an overview of the latest research findings and international recommendations on a variety of nutrition-related aspects and outcomes of pregnancy.  Ensuring a healthy nutritional status and lifestyle prior to and during pregnancy is one of the best ways to help support the healthy growth and development of the unborn child. We will look at how a healthy diet and lifestyle should ideally be achieved prior to conception and provide recommendations for pre-conception counselling of women.
We will also look at the nutritient recommendations for a healthy pregnancy to ensure optimal maternal and fetal outcomes as well as focus on the most common nutrition-related pregnancy complications; obesity and gestational diabetes. 

The learner will have the opportunity to delve into the cutting-edge world of epigenetic and metabolomic research and appreciate the enormous role that these programming effects have in long-term health and disease outcomes.

Finally, we offer real life, everyday situations and questions from pregnant women to aid healthcare professionals in the nutrition-based counselling of pregnant women and their families.

In addition to the English original, subtitles in Portugese language are available now!

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 7 hours to complete

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 7 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

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Berthold Koletzko

Else Kröner Senior Professor of Paediatrics

LMU Medical Center Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Unit 1 - A Healthy Pregnancy Starts Before Conception

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 30 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week

2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Unit 2 - Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy Pregnancy

The learner will gain an insight into the current nutrition-related recommendations for healthy pregnancies. We will look at the maternal physiological and metabolic adaptions that occur during pregnancy and what these play in supporting pregnancy and altering nutrient requirements. We will then focus on the changing macro- and micro-nutrient requirements during pregnancy and what outcomes these can have on both the mother and unborn child. Finally, we will focus on food-bourne illnesses and what foods and beverages or lifestyle activities to avoid during pregnancy.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 61 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

8 videos

Introduction: Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy Pregnancy2m

Physiological Adaptations of Pregnancy8m

Metabolic Adaptations of Pregnancy7m

Nutrition in Pregnancy: Macronutrients11m

Nutrition in Pregnancy: Micronutrients12m

Expert Statement Prof Przyrembel: Regulation of Food Supplements1m

Nutritional Restrictions During Pregnancy8m

Avoidance of Food-Bourne Illnesses9m

4 readings

Reference List and Further Qualification10m

1 practice exercise

Unit 230m

Week

3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Unit 3 - Nutrition-Related Pregnancy Outcomes

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 42 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

5 videos

Introduction: Nutrition-Related Pregnancy Outcomes2m

Obesity: Management During Pregnancy11m

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Management During Pregnancy8m

Early Nutritional Programming: Is Epigenetics the Key?10m

The Biochemistry of Your Body From a Drop of Blood9m

5 readings

Reference List and Further Qualification10m

1 practice exercise

Unit 330m

Week

4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Unit 4 - Practical Advice for a Healthy Pregnancy

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 26 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

6 videos

Introduction: Practical Advice for a Healthy Pregnancy1m

Why Pregnant Women Should be Eating Fish9m

Physical Activity Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy4m

Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy4m

Planning for Infant Feeding2m

Nutrition in Pregnancy: Fact or Fiction?3m

3 readings

Reference List and Further Qualification10m

1 practice exercise

For the Whole Course30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE IN PREGNANCY

by MIMay 14, 2018

Very informative. Great for all women who which to become pregnant one day. I believe taking this course before becoming pregnant will be of great advantage for the mother and the child.

by LLMar 24, 2022

While parts of this course went a little over my head due to only basic background in the sciences, I felt like it was both interesting and informative and enjoyed taking it.

by IODec 6, 2020

I thank the organizers and the lecturer who has taken us through. I have gained many skills in this field that are practically beneficial in our Hospital practice. Thank you so much.

by QHSep 8, 2020

BEING A NUTRITION MAJOR STUDENT, THIS COURSE WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR ADVANCING MY KNOWLEDGE IN NUTRITION IN PREGNANCY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COURSE TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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How do I learn more about nutrition in pregnancy?
To find out more about nutrition and pregnancy as well as gain German, European and American accreditation points take a look at the Early Nutrition eAcademy http://www.early-nutrition.org/enea .
You will find latest research findings and international recommendations on nutrition and lifestyle in pregnancy, as well as other interesting core modules on topics in the area of early nutrition: Breastfeeding, Infant Formula Feeding and Complementary feeding as well as a number of focus modules for more in-depth knowledge.

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