NS 6140

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NS 6140
Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Advanced course on the role of nutrition in maternal and child health, in preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. The course format will be directed readings, case studies, discussions, and selected lectures given by experts in maternal and child nutrition and health.


Prerequisites NS 6310 and NS 6320.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: NICHD T32 trainees, masters students, and doctoral students.

Exploratory Studies (LAAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2021FA, 2020FA, 2019FA, 2018FA

Learning Outcomes

  • To examine the major threats to maternal and child nutrition and health.
  • To evaluate the role of nutrition in the development of health outcomes in maternal and child health, across the lifecycle, from preconception through pregnancy, postpartum, lactation/infant feeding, and beyond.
  • To critically analyze evaluate the use of scientific evidence on a specific topic in nutrition and maternal and child health that informs nutritional interventions, policy, and practice.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NS 4140

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16591 NS 6140   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Finkelstein, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: NS 6310 and NS 6320. Please contact Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) Student Services dnsstudentservices@cornell.edu with any questions about enrollment.

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