NS 6140
Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health
Advanced course on the role of nutrition in maternal and child health, in preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. The course format will be directed readings, case studies, discussions, and selected lectures given by experts in maternal and child nutrition and health.
Topics
- To examine the major threats to maternal and child nutrition and health.
- To evaluate the role of nutrition in the development of health outcomes in maternal and child health, across the lifecycle, from preconception through pregnancy, postpartum, lactation/infant feeding, and beyond.
- To critically analyze evaluate the use of scientific evidence on a specific topic in nutrition and maternal and child health that informs nutritional interventions, policy, and practice.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
NS 6310 and NS 6320.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027