Nutrition throughout the pregnancy journey

Learning objectives

You will learn:

• How the nutritional needs of women of reproductive age change throughout the pregnancy journey and with lactation
• Common nutritional deficits among women of reproductive age and how these adversely impact maternal and foetal health during pregnancy and postpartum
• The relationships between nutrient status during pregnancy/lactation and epigenetic effects favouring improved long-term health outcomes over the course of a child’s lifespan
• The benefits of multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) throughout pregnancy and lactation across the range of maternal age groups
• A clinical algorithm for the implementation of MMS throughout pregnancy and lactation.