Certificate in Maternal and Child Nutrition (CMCN) || IHFA

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Certificate in Maternal and Child Nutrition (CMCN)

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24/Apr/2025
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The Certificate in Maternal and Child Nutrition online course provides knowledge to manage the nutritional needs during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood. The nine months of pregnancy represents the foremost significant phase of growth and development in humans. Nutrition is one of the modifiable factors which impacts how well the expansion and development processes occur during pregnancy. In this course, you are able to learn about the role of nutrition in fetal growth, development, and long-term health. weight-gain recommendations and consider common problems during pregnancy which will be managed with nutritional remedies.

The Certificate in Maternal and Child Nutrition is a specially designed online course that aims to provide evidence-based knowledge and practical strategies to improve nutritional care across the pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and early childhood periods.

Participants will learn how to assess, advise, and plan nutritional interventions tailored for expectant mothers, infants, and young children.

· Overview

· Importance of nutrition

· Stages of pregnancy and nutrition management

· lactation

· Healthy Dietary plan for Pregnancy

· Recommendations for Feeding Infants

· Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation

· Common Nutritional Issues and Concerns

· Safety and skilled Feeding

· Nutrition for Children

· Growth and Development

· Nutritional and Energy Requirements

· Macro and Micro Nutrients

· Nutrition-Related issues

· Nutrition for Adolescence

· Physical activities and nutrition needs

· Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) in adolescents

Course Continuing Professional Development Credit Hours 10

Sample Certificate

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Understand the role of nutrition in pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and its impact on growth, development, and long-term health.
Apply evidence-based dietary guidelines to design healthy meal plans for mothers, infants, children, and adolescents.
Recognize and manage common nutritional problems, such as anemia, undernutrition, obesity, and feeding difficulties, using safe and practical interventions.
Promote safe feeding practices including breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and food safety for infants and children.
Assess nutritional needs across different life stages and recommend appropriate macro- and micronutrient intake.
Integrate physical activity and dietary requirements to support overall health in children and adolescents.
Utilize Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) to guide clinical decisions and patient education in maternal and child nutrition.

16th Dec 2025, Time IST 6 PM to 8 PM
17th Dec 2025, Time IST 6 PM to 8 PM
18th Dec 2025, Time IST 6 PM to 8 PM
19th Dec 2025, Time IST 6 PM to 8 PM
20th Dec 2025, Time IST 6 PM to 8 PM

Prof. Malarvizhi Ravi, M.Sc, M.Phil,
R.D Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science,
Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women,(Affiliated to Pondicherry University), Puducherry

Course Fee INR 2800 / GBP 20 (All Fee Included Study Material, CPD approved IHFA Certification)

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