Course description

"Specialized Training for Exceptional Non-Medical Maternity Care"

The Non-Medical Maternity Nurse Practitioner Certification Program is a comprehensive training course designed to equip aspiring healthcare professionals with the specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to provide exceptional care and support to expectant mothers and newborns. This program focuses on non-medical aspects of maternity care, emphasizing the holistic well-being of both mother and child during the prenatal, birthing, and postnatal stages.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Assignments | Support

    3. Assignments

    4. Online Handbook - Manual

    5. Group chat

    1. Role of Maternity (non-medical) Nurse

    2. Confidentiality

    3. Core values and beliefs

    4. Safeguarding

    5. Hygiene

    6. Hand Washing

    7. Quiz - module 1

    8. End of Module 1

    1. Physiology and development of newborn | Learning objectives

    2. Initial checks

    3. Characteristics | LBW | Skin | Jaundice | Faeces | Reflexes

    4. Normal weight gain | Growth charts

    5. Growth charts for download

    6. Impact of poor weight gain | Causes | What to do

    7. Module 2 Quiz

    8. End of Module 2

    1. Caring for newborns | Learning objectives

    2. Infant Hygiene

    3. Bathing a newborn baby

    4. Bathing tips | Top & Tail | Skin care | Sun protection

    5. Caring for the cord

    6. Cord care

    7. Swaddling

    8. Swaddling video

    9. Slings | Baby carriers

    10. Baby sling safety TICKS

    11. Equipment | Responsibilities | Clothing | Setting up Nursery | Car seat

    12. Downloads - equipment

    13. Tummy time

    14. Benefits of Kangaroo Care

    15. Kangaroo care video

    16. Optimal KMC

    17. Sepsis video

    18. Meningitis signs and symptoms in babies

    19. Disorders | Illnesses

    20. Cradle cap | Miliaria | Acne | Eczema |Guidelines

    21. End of Module 3

    1. Infant development | Learning objectives

    2. Bonding and attachment | Attachment theory

    3. Strange Situation video

    4. Attachment patterns | Stages of attachment

    5. Attachment video

    6. Impact of secure and insecure attachment | Challenges

    7. Infant milestones

    8. Checklist of milestones 2 months - 1 year downloads

    9. Developing motor skills | Cognitive development theory

    10. Sensory development video

    11. Brain development

    12. Parentese video

    13. Serve and return video

    14. End of Module 4

    1. Feeding | Objectives

    2. Importance of breastfeeding

    3. Process of lactation | Breast anatomy | Milk production | Hormones

    4. Breastfeeding letdown reflex video

    5. FIL | Let down

    6. Colour| Colostrum | Milk Content

    7. Attaching | Positions

    8. Baby led attachment video

    9. Optimal positioning

    10. Struggling to latch video

    11. Twins video

    12. Night feeds

    13. Feeding problems | Reflux | Colics

    14. What is colic video

    15. Colic | Dehydration | UNICEF assessment guidelines

    16. Sore Nipples | Inverted Nipples | Unable to latch | Unable to suck | Engorgement | Mastitis | Abscess | Thrush

    17. Expressing by hand

    18. Expressing by hand video

    19. Formula feeding | Sterilising | Storing milk

    20. Support | Considerations | Questions

    21. Complimentary Feeding | When to start | Guidelines | Stages | Foods and Drinks to avoid | Baby led

    22. Healthy eating | Eat well plate - UK guidelines

    23. Download Eatwell guide

    24. Further reading

    25. End of Module 5

About this course

  • £644.00
  • 113 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Senior teacher Julie Heginbottom

Julie Heginbottom has 23 years’ experience in childcare including as a nanny, maternity nurse and sleep consultant. She holds an NNEB, a degree in Early Years and is a qualified nutritional therapist, childcare tutor and assessor. Julie has worked extensively with many different families through her own consultancy and aims to empower parents, finding solutions that fit their lifestyle and philosophy rather than advocating a one-size-fits-all approach. As a trainer Julie applies these same principles, prioritising up-to-date, essential information but allowing each student to find their own niche. Julie has collaborated with HATA on a wide range of courses, bringing us her considerable experience and perspective as a nanny and maternity nurse.

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Reviews

5 star rating

Amazing Course

Thorne Holmes

The course is filled with countless amount of information from a handbook to presentations and videos. I have learnt a lot from this course and will continue...

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The course is filled with countless amount of information from a handbook to presentations and videos. I have learnt a lot from this course and will continue to do so as it has downloadable slides that you can keep.

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4 star rating

Great

Marianne Barker

Easy to read and follow, very informative great videos,

Easy to read and follow, very informative great videos,

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5 star rating

Aroused interest.

Andrea Pallai

It was understandable, well structured.

It was understandable, well structured.

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5 star rating

well planned out course

Linda Thompson

found this interesting and invaluable in content and delivery

found this interesting and invaluable in content and delivery

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5 star rating

very good

Fatumah Nagadya

I like it i cant wait to practice what i have learnt let me complete my assignments

I like it i cant wait to practice what i have learnt let me complete my assignments

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