Course Summary
Contact Hour:
1 Contact Hour
Author:
Kelly LaMonica (DNP(c), MSN, RNC-OB, EFM)
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353
Course Description:
This course discusses why obesity is a problem in pregnancy before, during, and after delivery, as well as the risks that are involved for both the woman and her child. This course also reviews recommendations for how to improve outcomes for women with obesity.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know how obesity can impact pregnancy.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify why maternal obesity is a pregnancy risk.
- List ways that obesity can impact the woman during pregnancy.
- Determine the risks that women with obesity have during labor and delivery.
- Describe how obesity can impact the fetus during pregnancy and delivery.
- Explain how the woman with obesity can improve her health outcomes.
- Plan the nursing care that is important for women with obesity.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.