Improving Pregnancy Health and Postpartum Recovery with the Healthy Pregnancy Plate

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- Non-member - $55
- Non-Member - Group B - $22
- Non-Member - Group C - $22
- Non-Member - Group D - $22
- Member - $44
- Member - Group B - $18
- Member - Group C - $18
- Member - Group D - $18
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Gestational diabetes, PIH, anemia, and other pregnancy complications are happening more frequently, especially among disadvantaged groups. Nutrition may be one of the most effective preventive measures, but many – if not most – parents don’t feel like they understand what to eat during pregnancy, and feel overwhelmed trying to figure it out. Lamaze educators and other childbirth professionals are in an ideal position to distribute additional nutrition knowledge. In this session, learn how the Healthy Pregnancy Plate - a simple tool for parents to use when planning meals and eating habits, helps ensure adequate nutrition for pregnancy and postpartum. We will cover how you can quickly and effectively use this in your classes to support healthier pregnancies, better postpartum health, and giving babies a healthy foundation.

Registrants will gain access to a 20-minute pregnancy nutrition curriculum, presentation, and participant handouts that they can incorporate into their childbirth education classes.

Participants may earn 1.25 Lamaze Contact Hours and 1.25 hours of CNE.

Melinda Delisle, MS LCCE

Confident Pregnancy

Melinda Delisle, MS LCCE began teaching childbirth classes in 2000 and attended about 30 births as a doula. Watching the preterm birth rate of her students and clients drop from 7.5% to 1%, primarily as a result of improved nutrition and lifestyle, hooked Melinda on preventing pregnancy complications with these accessible tools. Though perinatal health was pushed to the sidelines while she helped grow and manage a successful team building company for over 15 years, this passion for reducing pregnancy complications remained strong. Melinda earned her MS in Human Nutrition in 2020, and is completing her hours to become a Certified Nutrition Specialist.

In addition to work with 1-1 clients, Melinda is striving to revolutionize the way we do prenatal and mental health care in the United States. She is systematizing what we know in medical, nutrition, and other health research to make more personalized recommendations accessible to a broader reach of people, which will improve health outcomes for all at a lower cost.