Certificate on Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Bio-cultural Perspectives

Certificate on Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Bio-cultural Perspectives

Course Code: MINN2022
Date: Commence in February 2022
Venue:
Fee: HK$9800 (Member); HK$11300 (Non-Member)
Deadline: 14 Jan 2022
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Aim and Objectives :
  • To advance knowledge and skills to enable critical engagement with complex issues of maternal, fetal and infant nutrition and nurture within diverse cultural and societal frameworks
Content :

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module a student should be able to:

  • Critically analyse the nutritional requirements of mothers and/or their infants and the impact of the developing mother-infant relationship
  • Critically discuss the current knowledge regarding how optimal and suboptimal nutrition and nurture influence maternal, neonatal and family health outcomes
  • Debate global, national and local policies and recommendations with regard to the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding and achieving optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF)
  • Critically analyse the political, economic and socio-cultural influences on maternal and/or infant nutrition, nurture and early parenting behaviours
  • Critically evaluate the effectiveness of strategies for improving maternal and/or infant nutrition and nurture at the micro, meso and macro level
Speaker : [University] Module Leader: Ms Mercedes Perez-Botella Speaker: Prof Gill Thomson, Dr Victoria Moran, Prof Renee Flacking, Dr Nicola Crossland, Ms Sue Henry, TBC: Prof Fiona Dykes ; [Association] Local Facilitators: Dr. Irene LEE and Dr. LAI Chit Ying
Medium : English
Target : Midwives / Nurses with a Bachelor degree in health-related stream
CNE / PEM : 36 CNE/PEM Points
Fee : HK$9800 (Member); HK$11300 (Non-Member)
Award : Certificate on Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Bio-cultural Perspectives is issued by the University of Central Lancaster for those with the pass in the assignment (worth 20 credits of the Master program). (Can be counted as one of modules if enrolled to the Master program of University of Central Lancashire) Attendance certificate is issued by Hong Kong Midwives Association for those with 80% attendance.
Enquires : Tel: 2893 8800
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