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Fertility, Pregnancy & Lactation Nutrition Correspondence Course
Absolute Health is proud to announce a partnership with Cadence Health in Australia to bring you accredited nutrition correspondence courses and books to enhance the specialised knowledge and professional development of you and your staff.
Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation!
Newly expanded course now covering nutrition for conception, pregnancy and maternal nutrition and lactation nutrition. This course is essential for those working with expectant parents or mums who have had a baby recently. Ideal for personal trainers working with mums and bubs programs so you can safely enhance post-baby body transformations.
Enrolments are daily and course packs are sent out weekly. You can complete as quickly as you need or take more time if required.
Duration: 20 hours of study (2 hours per week over 10 weeks - flexible) - complete as quickly as you choose or take more time if needed.
Accreditation: 20* CPE points from ATMS and ANTA; Nationally Accredited by Fitness Australia for 15 CEC points; 7L &7R CERPs for Lactation Consultants approved by IBLCE; 10 points approved by the NZ Midwifery Council; Approved by REPs NZ for 12.5 CECs; 18 CPE points from NHAA; may be eligible for PME points (AAMT).
Assessment: Option to take online examination (with instant results) or a printed open-book with a optional section for diet diary case study.
Enrolments being taken now – start anytime! NZ$320
COURSE OUTLINE
Natural fertility
Why take the natural approach?
Infertility, fertility and conception
Why fertility is a problem today
Rates of conception
Approaches to overcoming infertility
Infertility
Female infertility
Checking for hormonal imbalances
Endometriosis
External influences
Tips to reducing your exposure
Male infertility
Infertility testing
Understanding conception
Female reproductive anatomy and physiology review
When the timing is right
The female cycle and conception
Checking temperature to predict ovulation
Plotting progress
Pre-co conception care, improving fertility and prevention of miscarriage
The 16 Essential points
Reducing the risk of spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
Dietary issues in miscarriage
Coffee and miscarriage
Effect of under nutrition and malnutrition on pregnancy
Nutrients and prevention of miscarriage
Magnesium and miscarriage
Antioxidants and prevention of miscarriage
Antioxidants and free radicals
Dietary antioxidants
Diet and nutrition in pre-co conception care
General recommendation for both prospective parents
Importance of a healthy body weight
Nutrition and dietary preconception care for women
B9/folic acid
Zinc
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Iron
Common body signals of micronutrient deficiencies
Diet pH balance
Preconception care for men
Diet, nutrition and lifestyle recommendations
Zinc
Selenium and sperm
Vitamin E and antioxidants
Carnitine
elements of a healthy diet
Dietary guidelines in brief
Dietary Guidelines for Australians (2003)
The five food groups
Nutrients reviewed
Health effects and recommended intakes of carbohydrates
Health effects of sugars
Recommended intakes of sugars
Soft drink consumption and sugar intake
Reading food labels for sugar content
Ingredient listings
Nutrition information
Total sugars vs. added sugars
Simple ways to reduce refined sugar intake
Health effects of complex carbohydrates and dietary fibre
Dietary protein review
Health effects of protein
Major roles of protein in the body include:
Non-essential and essential amino acids
Sources of protein in the diet
Protein quality
Vegetarian diets
Vegetarians, vegans, lacto-vegetarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians and macrobiotic diets
Problem nutrients in some vegetarian diets
Health benefits of vegetarian diets
Dietary fats review
Classification of dietary fats
Health effects of dietary fats
Essential fatty acids
Linoleic acid and linolenic acid
Trans-fatty acids
Dietary sources of fats
Recommended intakes of dietary fats
Total fat
Saturated and trans-fatty acids
Using nutrition panel information to calculate fat calories
Simple formula for identifying high fat products
Reducing fat in the diet
PART D: SPECIALISED DIETARY NEEDS - NEW 2010!!!
Pregnancy nutrition
Weight gain and pregnancy
Nutritional recommendations
A special note on teenage pregnancy
Is there anything that should be avoided?
Listeria
How many servings of each food group a day? What about fish?
What about the odd tipple?
Eating for two is a fallacy
Additional intake Protein Folic acid (folate)
What about iron?
Iodine Iodine deficiency issues in pregnancy
Not too much vitamin A
Calcium
Supplementation
Tips to cope with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
Heartburn
Pregnancy Nutrition: Safe eating in pregnancy
Reducing allergy in the family
General food safety guidelines
Lactation and breastmilk
The anti-inflammatory effect of breastmilk
Defenses in breastmilk
Nutritional components of breastmilk
Milk production
Milk quality
Feeding routine
Changes in breastmilk composition
Breastfeeding statistics
When to start
Contraindications to breastfeeding
The importance of breastfeeding
Benefits for nursing mothers
Stages of lactation
Changes in breastmilk during feeding
Nutrition for nursing mothers
Additional energy requirements
Nutrients and recommended intakes
What about extra calcium?
Fluid Weight loss
Foods and breastmilk
Maternal dietary influences
Are there foods to avoid?
Fish, mercury and breastfeeding
What about chocolate?
Allergies and the breastfed infant
Keeping the balance when a food group is being avoided
What about a cuppa?
Alcohol and breastfeeding
Cost: NZ$320
International students are charged NZ$70 shipping.
Enrol now! If you are ready to enrol, you can pay by Paypal to belinda@absolutehealth.co.nz, or NZ students can pay by bank transfer - send me an email with your name, postal address, phone number, email and I'll send you the bank details. Enrolment form (pdf)
This course is provided by Cadence Health & Nutrition. To read more about who they are, visit www.cadencehealth.com.au
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