Newborn Care Specialist Course
The Newborn Care Specialist Program is designed to help care professionals learn essential and specialized newborn care skills to provide high-level childcare to young infants, while supporting new parents and helping them to adjust to life with new baby. This is a non-medical, child-care development course to advance the practical skills of newborn care providers and childcare professionals.
- Infant Health, Safety and Wellness
- Infant Characteristics & Development
- Establishing a Daily Routine
- Sleep Stages and Gentle Sleep Training
- Essentials of Newborn Care
- How to Bathe Baby – Sponge vs Tub Bath
- Bottle-Feeding and Breast-Feeding Basics
- Proper Diapering
- Sterilization and Cleanliness
- Safe & Peaceful Sleep Environment
- Infant Massage Basics
- Newborn Language and Communication
- When to Call the Doctor
- Review of Handouts & Resources
- Understanding Newborn Cues & Responding to Them
- Common Methods & Philosophies
- Developing and Recording Baby’s Schedule
- Newborn Swaddling Techniques & Benefits
- Crying & Responding to Baby Effectively
- Calming a Fussy Baby
- Coping with Colic and Reflux
- SIDS and Sleep Safety
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Newborn Developmental Milestones
- Supporting New Moms and Understanding
- Baby Blues / Postpartum
- Common Newborn Care Questions Answered
- Professional Role of a NCS
- And much more!
