Pregnancy Nutrition Essentials
Evidence-Informed Nutrition Strategies for Enhancing Maternal Health
Food cravings, iron infusions, and prenatal vitamins—how do we navigate it all? In this webinar, APD Georgia unpacks the latest evidence and practical strategies for creating individualised nutrition plans during preconception and pregnancy. This session offers insight into optimising care through pregnancy.
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Learning Outcomes
1. The foundational role of nutrition during pregnancy
2. How the body's nutrient needs evolve through each trimester
- Understand the concept of the first 1000 days and how different nutrients support the growth of the placental fetal unit
- Explore the statistics of women achieving the guidelines and why many have difficulties eating well
- Explore the statistics of women achieving the guidelines and why many have difficulties eating well
2. How the body's nutrient needs evolve through each trimester
- Explore the way the body doesn't need to "eat for two" across all trimesters and why
- Understand food safety during pregnancy and how to guide your clients to safer options
- Understand food safety during pregnancy and how to guide your clients to safer options
3. The nutrients that matter most in pregnancy, and why
- Be able to name the key nutrients that matter most and understand why
- Learn the food sources that have the highest levels of these nutrients
- Be able to name the key nutrients that matter most and understand why
- Learn the food sources that have the highest levels of these nutrients
4. Practical tools to navigate real world challenges to eating well in pregnancy
- Constipation, food cravings and aversions are all part of the puzzle. Learn how to best help your clients navigate these
Meet the speaker
Georgia Spry
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Certified Prenatal Dietitian & Certified Fertility Dietitian
Georgia is a qualified dietitian with a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics and additional specialist certification in fertility and pregnancy nutrition. She is dedicated to supporting women to optimise their health and wellbeing through evidence-based nutrition across fertility, pregnancy, and beyond.
Certified Prenatal Dietitian & Certified Fertility Dietitian
Georgia is a qualified dietitian with a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics and additional specialist certification in fertility and pregnancy nutrition. She is dedicated to supporting women to optimise their health and wellbeing through evidence-based nutrition across fertility, pregnancy, and beyond.
With extensive experience working with individuals and couples on their journey to parenthood — from preconception and IVF through to pregnancy — Georgia provides tailored, compassionate care. She also has expertise in supporting clients managing reproductive health conditions such as PCOS and endometriosis, recognising the significant impact these can have on fertility and overall wellbeing.
Georgia is committed to combining the latest scientific evidence with a practical, supportive approach that respects each client’s unique circumstances. Her philosophy is to empower people with lifelong skills that not only nourish their bodies now, but also create a strong foundation for their future families.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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