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NESTED Newborn & Infant Care with CPR Certification

Name: NESTED Newborn & Infant Care with CPR Certification
Start: 2024-02-11T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-02-11T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Edlavitch DCJCC

Adults (18+)

Date : Sunday, Feb 11

Time : 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location : Edlavitch DCJCC
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC

Nested’s Newborn & Infant Care Boot Camp will prepare you for the moment your baby is born through the first few anxiety-provoking months.

Nested’s Newborn & Infant Care with CPR certification Boot Camp is a comprehensive class that will prepare you for the moment your baby is born through the first few anxiety-provoking months. We take you on a journey from the day of discharge through your newborn’s first few months at home.

Our emphasis is setting your family up for a smooth transition, promoting a healthy baby, parents and supporting community. In this class we will:

Review normal newborn appearance and hospital discharge logistics
Learn signs of newborn illness (e.g., jaundice, thrush, colic, cradle cap) and when to call your pediatrician
Demonstrate swaddling, holding positions, soothing techniques, bathing and changing diapers
Discussion nutrition, formula vs. breastfeeding and breastfeeding tips
Learn choking prevention tactics & infant CPR and demonstrate how to resuscitate a specialized CPR non-responsive dolls
Learn & practice tips, tricks and techniques for Prenatal Wellness: Pelvic Floor Health, Ergonomics & Exercises from a physical therapist and have access to physical therapy videos to address proper ergonomics to prevent musculoskeletal injury new parents face
Discuss the new challenges of a growing family in terms of boundaries with work and family

Ultimately, clients will be armed with a toolkit to strengthen the physical and emotional health of the entire family. This is a perfect class for biological, adoptive or foster parents, friends, caregivers, nannies and grandparents.

This class includes the BLENDED (In-Person & Online) American Red Cross Pediatric CPR/Choking Prevention/First Aid/AED Certification Course. It consists of a self-paced, interactive online session to be taken in the convenience of your home, followed by an in-person, hands-on skills training session with one of Nested’s certified American Red Cross instructors. The American Red Cross online learning portion is 1-2 hours (done at your own pace at home), followed by this in-person class that along with the other course content, will include time for CPR review and hands-on practice.

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