Information Package / Course Catalogue
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Course Code: BDB309
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To understand the importance of healthy maternal and child nutrition, to determine the physiological, metabolic and endocrine changes during pregnancy and lactation and their interactions with nutrition, to determine the physiological and metabolic changes in infants, preschool and school-age children and adolescents and their interactions with nutrition, to determine energy and nutrient requirements, learn the principles of adequate and balanced nutrition, interpret education and practices related to clinical and community nutrition, and apply them in practice.

Course Content

The importance of maternal and child nutrition in the world and in Turkey, physiological changes, problems and nutritional requirements during pregnancy and lactation, nutrition for infants aged 0-1 years, breast milk, complementary feeding and infant formulas, characteristics of children aged 1-3 years (toddlers) and 3-5 years (preschool/nursery), energy and nutrient requirements, characteristics of children aged 6-12 (school age), energy and nutrient requirements, characteristics of the adolescent period, energy and nutrient requirements, nutrition-related problems of children and adolescents, solutions and dietary treatment.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Burcu DENİZ GÜNEŞ
Res. Assist. Şenay ÇATAK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to obtain information about nutrition programmes and practices related to pregnant and lactating, child and adolescent periods in Turkey and in the world and to be able to develop suggestions.
2.Learns the issues to be considered in the nutrition education of pregnant and lactating women, newborns, infants, pre-school, school-age children and adolescents and makes education.
3.Learns about the nutritional requirements of these groups.
4.Learns about the importance and sources of energy and macronutrients and micronutrients in this period.
5.Learns the problems related to nutrition in these periods and can develop solutions.
6.Obtains information about the composition and benefits of breast milk and makes education about encouragement.
7.Learns about the types, contents and properties of foods used in infancy.
8.Learns about the time to start complementary feeding and the complementary foods that should be started according to the months.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kliegman RM (ed). Nelson Pediatrinin Temelleri (Çev. Ed.: Ovalı F, Altındiş M). Nobel Tıp, 2008.
2.World Health Organization Publications. Infant and young child feeding. Model chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals, 2009. (online:http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/9789241597494/en/index.html)
3.Köksal G, Gökmen H. Çocuk Hastalıklarında Beslenme Tedavisi. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 2000.
4.Baysal A. Beslenme. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 2007.
5.Elmacıoğlu F. Anne ve Bebek Beslenmesi. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 2008.
6.Baysal A, Arslan P. Çocuk Yemekleri. Özgür Yayınevi, 2007.
7.Symonds ME, Ramsay MM. Maternal Fetal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation. Cambrigde University Press, 2010. (Hacettepe Kütüphaneleri, E-book)
8.Thomas B. Manual of Dietetic Practice, Third Edition, 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of mother-child nutrition in Turkey and in the world
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pregnancy Physiology, Problems and Fetal Nutrition
Week 3 - Theoretical
Energy and nutrient requirements during pregnancy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Lactation Physiology, Problems and energy and nutrient requirements
Week 5 - Theoretical
0-1 Age Infant Nutrition, gastrointestinal system development
Week 6 - Theoretical
0-1 Age Infant Nutrition, energy and nutrient requirements
Week 7 - Theoretical
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Importance and composition of breast milk
Week 9 - Theoretical
Complementary nutrition
Week 10 - Theoretical
Baby Food
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nutrition of Preschool Child
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nutrition of School Age Children
Week 13 - Theoretical
Adolescent Nutrition
Week 14 - Theoretical
Childhood obesity and nutritional therapy
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Reading140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026