À propos de ce cours : 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!

Les destinataires de ce cours : The foundation of this course is based strongly on current scientific findings and leading international recommendations. The primary target audience is healthcare professionals (gynecologists, obstetricians, paediatricians, nutritionists, dieticians as well as nurses and midwives) and medical students. Despite the emphasis on current research this course may also be suitable for pregnant women and their families, or those wishing to become pregnant.

Créé par : Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Enseigné par : Berthold Koletzko, Professor of Pediatrics
LMU Medical Center Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital

Niveau	Intermediate
Langue	English, Sous-titres : Portuguese (Brazilian)
Comment réussir	Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours.
Notes des utilisateurs	4.8 étoiles Note moyenne des utilisateurs 4.8Voir ce que disent les étudiants

Programme de cours

SEMAINE 1

Unit 1 - A Healthy Pregnancy Starts Before Conception

In this Unit we detail what nutrition and lifestyle changes should be considered and already implemented prior to conception and emphasis the important role that a healthy BMI and sufficient folate status play in providing the unborn child with the best start possible.

4 vidéos, 3 lectures

Vidéo: Introduction: A Healthy Pregnancy Starts Before Conception
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Body Weight: Preparing For Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Folic Acid: Preparing for Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification

Noté: Unit 1

SEMAINE 2

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.

8 vidéos, 4 lectures

Vidéo: Physiological Adaptations of Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Metabolic Adaptations of Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Nutrition in Pregnancy: Macronutrients
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Nutrition in Pregnancy: Micronutrients
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Expert Statement Prof Przyrembel: Regulation of Food Supplements
Vidéo: Nutritional Restrictions During Pregnancy
Vidéo: Avoidance of Food-Bourne Illnesses

Noté: Unit 2

SEMAINE 3

Unit 3 - Nutrition-Related Pregnancy Outcomes

The focus of this unit is the two most common nutrition-related pregnancy complications: obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus. Based on the latest scientific findings the learner will gain an in-depth knowledge of the risk factors, outcomes and recommendations associated with these pregnancy complications to better manage and counsel pregnant women and improve infant outcomes.

5 vidéos, 5 lectures

Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Obesity: Management During Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Management During Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Early Nutritional Programming: Is Epigenetics the Key?
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: The Biochemistry of Your Body From a Drop of Blood
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification

Noté: Unit 3

SEMAINE 4

Unit 4 - Practical Advice for a Healthy Pregnancy

Learners will apply the knowledge gained in the previous lessons to real-life clinical scenarios. Pregnant women pose common questions related to nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy and experts in the area of early nutrition offer comprehensive, scientific-based answers to aid healthcare professionals in their day-to-day interactions with pregnant women and those wishing to become pregnant.

6 vidéos, 3 lectures

Vidéo: Why Pregnant Women Should be Eating Fish
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Physical Activity Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
Reading: Reference List and Further Qualification
Vidéo: Planning for Infant Feeding
Vidéo: Nutrition in Pregnancy: Fact or Fiction?

Noté: For the Whole Course

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

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Note moyenne 4.8 sur 5 sur 384 notes

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.

Excelente curso, utiliza ótimas referências e recomendações atuais. Indico o curso para profissionais de saúde e pessoas interessadas no tema gestação e nutrição.