Why do so many new healthcare professionals struggle with the earliest hours of newborn care, and what skills truly set them apart in a busy hospital setting? This course tackles that challenge by guiding learners through every essential step of caring for a healthy newborn. It blends practical training with compassionate communication, enabling participants to approach each infant and family with confidence. The curriculum emphasizes newborn safety checks, early assessments, typical and atypical behaviors, and the emotional needs of parents who rely on knowledgeable clinical support.
Learners who enter the course often seek clarity about routine procedures and want a structured way to master feeding readiness, screenings, and vital observation skills. This program delivers exactly that, offering hands-on strategies rooted in neonatal best practices. Participants learn to encourage secure parent-infant bonding, teach safe sleep habits, support breastfeeding positioning, and recognize early signs of complications such as jaundice, hypoglycemia, or respiratory difficulty. The lessons emphasize real-life hospital scenarios, allowing learners to apply their skills immediately.
By the end, participants emerge as steady, capable caregivers who know how to guide families through the first fragile days of life. The course builds clinical judgment, communication strength, and the ability to support parents during discharge and the transition home. Graduates become valuable team members in postnatal wards, nurseries, family clinics, and community health programs. The training equips them to deliver safe, consistent, and compassionate newborn care while helping parents feel seen, supported, and ready to care for their baby.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
View All Learning Outcomes View Less All Alison courses are free to enrol, study, and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment.
Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world.
Your Alison certificate is:
- Ideal for sharing with potential employers.
- Great for your CV, professional social media profiles, and job applications.
- An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill, and achieve high results.
- An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.
Alison offers 2 types of Certificate for completed Certificate courses:
- Digital Certificate: a downloadable Certificate in PDF format immediately available to you when you complete your purchase.
- Physical Certificate: a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Certificate
All Certificate are available to purchase through the Alison Shop. For more information on purchasing Alison Certificate, please visit our FAQs. If you decide not to purchase your Alison Certificate, you can still demonstrate your achievement by sharing your Learner Record or Learner Achievement Verification, both of which are accessible from your Account Settings.