Nutrition in
Health and Disease
Nutrition 405
Course
Outline
Unit 10
Life Cycle Nutrition I:
Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy
Overview
The readings for this very brief unit discuss in some depth questions about the special challenges posed by nutrition during pregnancy and discuss the nutritional needs of infants and lactating women.
Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to
- discuss the special nutritional needs of women during pregnancy.
- discuss the special nutritional needs of lactating women.
- discuss the special nutritional needs of infants.
