Hosted by BDA Maternal and Fertility Nutrition Specialist Group
Are you a Registered Dietitian, Registered Nutritionist or Final Year Dietetics Student who is looking for a course that will provide you with the latest evidence and practical clinical skills to support your clients through their pregnancy journey? Well you've come to the right place!
The BDA Maternal and Fertility Nutrition Specialist Group are proud to announce the 2025 iteration of their very successful Nutritional Management in Pregnancy Course taught by expert prenatal dietitians, registered nutritionists and psychologists from a range of clinical and academic backgrounds. The fusion of the team's experience and expertise means we will support you in providing the very best up-to-date care to your clients. View the programme.
The teaching programme will run over 11 weeks and is housed in the BDA Learning Zone platform. The sessions will be delivered as a mix of recorded talks and live sessions (see details below and in schedule). The live sessions will be via MS Teams, and will provide you with plenty of opportunity to consolidate your learning and have your questions answered.
Take a look at the amazing course team
Schedule for weekly sessions:
- Recordings released by 10am on Tuesdays of the course
- Live Welcome: Tuesday 6/5/2025 2-2.30pm
- Live Panel Q&A 1: Tuesday 3/6/2025 3-5pm
- Pregnancy Management Plan/Service Delivery Planning Session: TBC (planned Tuesday 15/7/2025 2-4pm)
- Live Panel Q&A 2: Tuesday 22/7/2025 2-4.30pm
The recording will be available so you have the flexibility to catch up in your own time. Presentation slides/notes, supporting resources and key references will also be made available. There will be a forum to pose your questions to the teaching group and there will also be a reflection sheet after each session.
View the programme for the full details of the live session timings
Following course completion you will receive a digital certificate. Access to all materials until 22 December 2025.
We are allowing bookings until 7 July 2025.
The 11 week course will cover:
- Preconception nutrition
- Food choices & nutritional guidelines in pregnancy
- Nutrition support in pregnancy complications/side effects (including HG)
- Food safety in pregnancy
- Nutrient and supplement considerations
- Weight management in pregnancy
- Physical activity & exercise in pregnancy
- Pregnancy post-bariatric surgery
- Diabetes in pregnancy (T1, T2, GDM)
- Designing maternal and fertility weight management services
- Developing a pregnancy management plan
- Breastfeeding and Postpartum Nutritional Requirements
- Body image during pregnancy, birth and postpartum
- Eating Disorders in Pregnancy
- Panel discussion
This course is pending endorsement by Association for Nutrition (AfN) for CPD and BDA CPD Approved.
Cost
- Maternal and Fertility Specialist Group £395
- BDA members £495
- Non BDA members: £695
- Final Year Dietetics Students: £195 (proof of final year dietetic student status)
£100 discount on ALL price tiers for any early bird bookings made (early bird closes 4 April 2025) Discount is applied at the payment page of your booking.
Alumni offer: if you have attended the course previously: 50% off full rates (i.e excludes early bird offer) with proof of previous registration and attendance. Contact: [email protected]
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