| Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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| BEY244E | MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
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| Objectives: | It is aimed to gain physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation period, creating diet programs suitable for nutritional needs, energy and nutrient requirements, nutritional problems, solution suggestions and dietary treatment knowledge according to the developmental periods and age groups of infants and children. |
| Content: | Importance of maternal and child nutrition in the Turkey and in the world, nutrition in the pre-pregnancy period, physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation, nutritional requirements calculation and nutrition planning, 0-1 year old baby nutrition, breast milk, complementary nutrition and infant formulas, features of play age, preschool, school age and adolescent period, energy and nutrient requirements, nutritional problems, solution suggestions and diet therapy. |