Newborn Baby Care

In the Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby module, learners will delve into essential medical interventions and skills to maintain newborn health in the crucial early days and weeks after birth. Topics include preventative medicines, screening tests, and understanding and addressing jaundice.

The Newborn Assessment module provides a comprehensive understanding of the physical examination of newborns, covering everything from head to toe. Participants will gain insights into distinguishing normal findings from abnormal ones and using medical equipment for a thorough examination.

Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy focuses on educating parents about best practices for nurturing and safeguarding their newborns. The module covers optimizing nutrition, creating a safe sleep environment, safe transportation, and responding to a baby's needs.

The Supporting Parents of a Newborn Baby module explores the essential components of supporting parents, partners, and other caregivers of newborns. Topics include post-partum depression, early bonding, the role of supportive partners, and special considerations in diverse family structures.

The Newborn Capstone module offers a practical application of the knowledge gained throughout the course through real-life case studies. Participants will synthesize and integrate the course content, preparing to apply it effectively in their care-providing environment.