NUTR 526: Maternal and Infant Nutrition, Autumn 2012
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September 24 |
Introduction |
Healthy People 2020 Maternal, Infant and Child Health overview and Objectives
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Johnson |
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September 26 |
Pregnancy: Physiology and Psychology |
Maternal
Undernutrition Influences Placental-Fetal Development
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Johnson |
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October 1 |
Pregnancy: Energy and Weight Gain |
Weight Gain
During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines
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Johnson |
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October 3 |
Pregnancy: Macronutrients |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Pregnancy:
Current implications for Practice. What should we say to women who are supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy? |
Johnson |
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October 8 |
Pregnancy: Micronutrients |
Iron
endowment at birth: maternal
iron
status and other influences How does maternal/infant iron metabolism illustrate each of the T2E2 constructs of the life course perspective? |
Johnson |
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October 10 |
Pregnancy: Impact of lifestyle on nutrition status |
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring obesity: Meta-analysis Is there a relationship between maternal smoking and child obesity? If so, what are the implications for ongoing inequalities in health outcomes, and what actions can we take to address this problem? |
Johnson |
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October 15 |
Pregnancy: High risk pregnancy |
Exercise for pregnant women for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus.Interventions for pregnant women with hyperglycaemia not meeting gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes diagnostic criteria.What nutrition and physical activity advice should we offer to a woman who is at high risk of developing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? |
Johnson |
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October 17 |
Pregnancy: Case Study 1 Presentation |
Johnson |
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October 22 |
Intergenerational Nutrition Effects & Fetal Origins of chronic disease |
Biological Memories of past environments - epigenetic pathways to health
disparities
What associations might there be between historic patterns of food insufficiency and current health disparities? What are some plausible biological mechanisms? What could we do today to prevent chronic diseases in future generations?
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Johnson |
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October 24 |
Pregnancy: Case Study 2 Presentation |
Johnson |
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October 29 |
Newborn Metabolic Screening |
Sheila Weiss, MS, LCGC |
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October 31 |
Infant I |
Zerzan |
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November 5 |
Infant nutrition assessment |
Beth Ogata, MS, RD, Metabolic Disorders Clinic |
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November 7 |
Infant II |
Zerzan |
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November 14 |
Breastfeeding: Physiology of Breastfeeding & Support for the Breastfeeding Dyad |
Ginna Wall, MN, IBCLC, Lactation Services Coordinator, UWMC |
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November 19 |
Infant III |
Zerzan |
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November 21 |
Counseling the breastfeeding dyad in WIC– maternal diet, breastfeeding assessment and support |
Erica Lamson,RD, MPH, IBCLC |
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November 26 |
Infant IV |
Zerzan |
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November 28 |
Breastfeeding: Public Health Impact & Approaches |
Johnson |
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December 3 |
Infant: Case Study 3 Presentation |
Johnson |
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December 5 |
Infant: Case Study 4 Presentation |
Johnson |
To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services, 448 Schmitz, 206-543-8924 (voice TTY.) If you have a letter from Disabled Student Services indicating that you have a disability which requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to me so we can discuss the accommodations you might need in this class.
Grading
Grading will be based on completion of four Case Studies and class preparation and participation.
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Points |
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| 4 case studies at 100 points each |
400 |
| Case presentation of one of the cases |
35 |
| Preparation and participation in class |
15 |
| Total |
450 |
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Total Score |
Final Grade |
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438-450 |
4.0 |
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437-425 |
3.9 |
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424-412 |
3.8 |
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411-399 |
3.7 |
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398-386 |
3.6 |
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385-373 |
3.5 |
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372-360 |
3.4 |
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359-347 |
3.3 |
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346-334 |
3.2 |
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333-321 |
3.1 |