Nutrition For Pregnancy & Babies Training Course
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This online Nutrition for Pregnancy and Babies course is designed to help all expectant parents, or those who work with expectant parents, understand the importance of good nutrition during, post and pre-pregnancy.
The course also looks at the best nutrition for babies and infants to ensure that new-borns receive all the essential nutrients that they need in order to develop healthily.
- Developed by a qualified dietician
- Accredited by CPD
- Fully online course and assessment with no time limits
- Full audio voiceover
- Approximate duration: 1-2 hours
- On completion, certificate is posted the next working day
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is suitable for all prospective parents, healthcare professionals and care workers who wish to understand more about pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, baby and infant nutrition.
You do not need any previous knowledge to complete the course.
Certification
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
On successful completion of the course you will be sent a quality assured certificate through the post the next working day. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.
This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is 5 years. We will print this recommended renewal date on your certificate.
Skills for Care Endorsed Training Provider
We're proud to be officially endorsed by Skills for Care, the strategic body for workforce development in social care in England and a delivery partner for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Skills for Care endorsement is a trusted quality mark only awarded to the best learning and development providers within the social care sector.
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Course Content
| Module | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-Conception Nutrition for Men | Sperm production and structure, weight, dietary fat, micronutrients and antioxidants, putting the diet into practice and alcohol. |
| 2 | Pre-Conception Nutrition for Women | Weight, diabetes, eating before pregnancy, folic acid, choline, supplements, caffeine, alcohol and pre-pregnancy physical activity. |
| 3 | Nutrition During Pregnancy | Folic acid, vitamin D, recommended foods, weight, foods to avoid, alcohol and sickness during pregnancy. |
| 4 | Nutrition for Infants | Breastfeeding, weaning, how much and how often? foods to avoid, nut allergies, milk, water and juice, baby-led weaning, recommended foods and recipes. |
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Aims of the Course
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Understand the benefits of having different nutrients in the diet for both men and women who are trying to conceive.
- Understand the importance of good nutrition whilst pregnant.
- Know which foods to avoid pre-pregnancy and during pregnancy in order to maintain the health of the baby.
- Know which foods are best to feed a young baby and have an understanding of how to wean a baby from milk onto food.
Assessment
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 10 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 70%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.