Download Course Name: Nutrition for midwives

Course Name: Nutrition for midwives.
Course No.: MIDW 1206
Credit Hours: This Course is made up to 2 Hours
Semester: This Course is offer on the second term of the first year.
Lecturer: Mrs. Mysoon Abd El-Aziz
human nutrition is a fundamental study of student midwife ,which focus on the
importance of nutrition during pregnancy, and child bearing period extended to
infancy & toddler .
- The course based on theoretical approach but this study is vital to our life and
our health.
* The goal of the course:
- The course aims to enable student midwife to direct mother and human
toward essential nutrition normal growth and developmental criteria, also
instruct mother and her child toward safe nutrition therapeutically diet
according to the care and circumstances .
- Also this Course focus on primary prevention of care inform of health
promotion and disease prevention.
- this course play a role in improvement quality of life.
 course outline:
chapter I :
- nutrition and health.
- Levels of nutritional status .
- Poverty and nutrition
- Macro and micro nutrient .
Chapter II:
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carbohydrates – classification.
Digestion, absorption and metabolism.
Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
Chapter III:
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Proteins .
classification.
Digestion, absorption and metabolism.
Malnutrition .
Chapter IV:
- fats.
- Classification.
- Digestion , absorption and metabolism.
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Hyperlipidemia .
Chapter V:
-energy balance and weight management .
-obesity factors and its management .
- under weight.
- recommendation for normal body weight .
Chapter VI:
- vitamins.
- Fats soluble , vitamins A,D,E,D.
- Water soluble vitamins .
- B1, B6, B12, C.
- disorders of vitamins deficiency .
Chapter VII:
Minerals .
- Major elements.
- Trace elements.
Chapter VII:
Enteral and parentral feeding.
Chapter VIII:
Nutrition during pregnancy ,& lactation :
Teaching- learning methods:
1. overhead projector.
2. LCD "power point"
3. group discussion.
4. seminar.
5. assignment.
Methods of evaluations:
- attendance and participation 10 %.
- Quizzes 20 %.
- Midterm 30 %.
- Final 40 %.