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Before the Birth Plan: Nutrition Errors and Clinical Risk in Maternal Care - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, 2 CE Hours

Before the Birth Plan: Nutrition Errors and Clinical Risk in Maternal Care - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, 2 CE Hours

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  • Approved for CE: Yes
  • Self-Paced Reading Format
  • Quiz & Certificate Included

Approved for 2 CPEUs

CPE Type: 741 Online/Web-Based Course/Enduring Activity

Here's How Simple It Is:

  1. Read the material online
  2. Complete the quiz online
  3. Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn CPE towards your license renewal

Course Outcome

≥93% of participants will expand their expertise in identifying and preventing nutrition-related errors that affect maternal and fetal outcomes.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Recognize early nutrition-related risks in preconception and early pregnancy, including factors linked to neural tube defects and other complications.
  • Identify appropriate folate forms, dosing, and timing for patients with genetic variations, medication use, or higher-risk profiles.
  • Discuss practical nutrition strategies for gestational diabetes, including carbohydrate guidance, monitoring, and when to support care escalation.
  • Recognize critical red flags such as HELLP syndrome and acute fatty liver of pregnancy that require urgent referral.

Who Should Enroll? 

  • Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs): Practitioners in women's health, prenatal, or outpatient settings who want to strengthen their ability to identify and prevent nutrition-related errors across pregnancy.
  • Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs) and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered (NDTRs): Nutrition technicians supporting prenatal care who want to better understand the clinical risks that nutrition screening and counseling can help prevent.
  • Clinical Nutrition Professionals in Obstetric and Multidisciplinary Settings: Nutrition providers collaborating with obstetric and specialist teams in the care of pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, or other high-risk conditions.

CDR Learning Plan Alignment

Activity Number: CDR 192949, ANFP 169997

CDR Spheres Supported: Health Equity

Performance Indicators Covered: 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, and 2.4.4

If this course supports your practice but doesn’t match your current Learning Plan, you may revise your plan at any time through the CDR portal.

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