This course is approved for the following CECs/CEUs:
ACSM 10.0
NASM 1.0
CPTN 7.0
NSCA 1.0
YMCA 10.0
BCRPA 10.0
ISSA 10.0
NFPT 1.0
KIPS 1.0
NETA 10.0
HFPA 10.0
NESTA 1.0
Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Prescription
$159.00
Program must be completed by 12/31/2022 to earn listed CECs without petition.
The Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Prescription home study continuing education course offered to you in a distant-learning format presents what every fitness professional working with pre- and postnatal women should know about designing safe and appropriate exercise.
Pricing and Format Options For This program:
Hard Copy Format: $159
Plus $8 for US Shipping or $30 for International Shipping
This course is approved for the following CECs/CEUs:
ACSM 10.0
NASM 1.0
CPTN 7.0
NSCA 1.0
YMCA 10.0
BCRPA 10.0
ISSA 10.0
NFPT 1.0
KIPS 1.0
NETA 10.0
HFPA 10.0
NESTA 1.0
Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Prescription
$159.00
Program must be completed by 12/31/2022 to earn listed CECs without petition.
The Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Prescription home study continuing education course offered to you in a distant-learning format presents what every fitness professional working with pre- and postnatal women should know about designing safe and appropriate exercise.
Pricing and Format Options For This program:
Hard Copy Format: $159
Plus $8 for US Shipping or $30 for International Shipping
Pricing and Format Options For This program:
Hard Copy Format: $159
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This course is approved for the following CECs/CEUs:
ACSM 10.0
NASM 1.0
CPTN 7.0
NSCA 1.0
YMCA 10.0
BCRPA 10.0
ISSA 10.0
NFPT 1.0
KIPS 1.0
NETA 10.0
HFPA 10.0
Description
The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that “American Academy of Health and Fitness” meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2017 – December 2021– Providership # 817430.
Learn the effect of exercise on maternal and fetal health and how to set intensity levels and modify exercise based on guidelines from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOCG).
This course covers the latest research; demonstrates appropriate core strengthening and pelvic floor exercises; and includes suspended body-weight, flexibility, relaxation, and breathing exercises.
It also suggests guidelines for strength training, water exercise, and competitive sports during pregnancy.
About Catherine Cram
Education
- Master of Science – Exercise Physiology San Diego State University
- Bachelor of Arts – University of Minnesota
Professional Experience
Owner of Comprehensive Fitness Consulting, LLC 1995-present
I started Comprehensive Fitness Consulting, LLC in order to provide current, evidence- based guidelines on perinatal fitness to health and fitness professionals. My company has been instrumental in providing training to Air Force exercise physiologists and physical therapists, and the US Army includes my book, Prenatal Fitness: Exercise During Pregnancy as part of their “Uncomplicated Pregnancy” program.
I was a contributing author for Women’s Health Care in Physical Therapy: Principles and Practices for Rehabilitation Specialists, and in 2012 co-authored the revision of Exercising Through Your Pregnancy with Dr. James Clapp. I am retained as the maternal exercise expert at www.babcenter.com and serve as the Perinatal Fitness Subgroup Chair for the International Childbirth Education Association.
Certified health and fitness professionals holding more than one certification may obtain CECs/CEUS for all approved certification organizations (see list above) for which they need continuing education at no additional cost.
Course Objectives
Upon succesfully completing this program, you will be able to:
- Identify the current research and the effects of exercise on maternal and fetal health.
- Describe anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy.
- Discuss the current American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and international guidelines for exercise during pregnancy and postpartum.
- Outline safe and appropriate exercise design for prenatal and postpartum women and discuss considerations for training during pregnancy and postpartum.
- Identify specific and appropriate exercises and activities for prenatal and postpartum women.
- Explain the benefits and guidelines of water exercises for pregnant clients.
- Outline suggestions for initiating or enhancing a prenatal and postpartum exercise program.
- Identify postnatal exercise goals and program design considerations for recovery from both vaginal birth and cesarean delivery.
- Identify complications and common conditions of pregnancy and postpartum and management strategies.
- Discuss fitness practitioners’ professional responsibilities, including health screening, monitoring exercise, record keeping, and emergency procedures.
- Identify available resources that can be used in prenatal and postpartum exercise instruction and programming.
Course Features
Hard copy format
This is the only available option and includes:
- Online test
- 189-page Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Design, Fourth Edition by Catherine Cram and Gwen Hyatt
- 266-page Exercising Through Your Pregnancy by James F. Clapp and Catherine Cram.
- Program must be completed by 12/31/2022 to earn listed CECs without petition.
- $8 for US Shipping or $30 for International Shipping
Study from home
A continuing education home study course offered in a distance-learning format. Program must be completed by 12/31/2022 to earn listed CECs without petition.
Access
- This program is only available in hardcopy format
- Course materials for this hardcopy format program are sent through USPS Priority Mail with tracking.
- $8 for US Shipping or $30 for International Shipping
Course overview
Online test
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. How Exercise Affects Pregnancy
Chapter 2. Exercise Effect on Fertility and Early Pregnancy
Chapter 3. Exercise Effects on Fetoplacental Growth
Chapter 4. Exercise Effects on Fetus and Early Childhood
Chapter 5. Benefits of Maternal Exercise
Chapter 6. Fitness Guidelines: Preconception and First Trimester
Chapter 7. Fitness Guidelines: Second and Third Trimester
Chapter 8. Fitness Guidelines: Postpartum
Chapter 9. Exercise Effects on Breastfeeding and Infant Growth
Chapter 10. Developing a Personalized Maternal Fitness Program
Resources
References
Index
About the Authors
Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Design CE Course-4th Edition
By Catherine Cram, Gwen Hyatt
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