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Better Together Part 1: Pregnancy & Fetal Development


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About This Course

This training is aimed at educating learners on the different aspects of a pregnancy such as birth defects, signs of a healthy pregnancy and much more. This will enable learners to aid in healthy pregnancies by utilizing evidence-based practices. It will also help in identifying and preventing birth defects.

By the end of this training, you will be able to: Describe fetal development during a healthy pregnancy Identify the function of a placenta Describe the most common birth defects

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course. No prior experience or knowledge is required to take this course.

Course Staff

This course is brought to you by the Maternal Child Health Training Program at the Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living through a collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health (UTHealth) and Grand Valley State University School of Social Work.

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MCH Training Program

The purpose of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program is to strengthen the capacity of the rural public health work force to meet the diverse needs of MCH populations via accessible and customized public health education and training. The program is designed to enhance the core public health practice with an explicit focus on an MCH-specific professional identity.

See our website for services and trainings provided by the MCH Training Program.

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