The Knowledge Exchange for Families Courses and Recommended Reading
Below are courses recommended by us for parents and carers who are want a bit more knowledge when it comes to sleeping, first aid and the development of your child.
Precious Care Courses
Empowering parents of newborn babies to deal with emergencies with confidence.
Associate Professor Rosemarie Boland (PhD, MN, RN, RM) developed the Baby Safe Program to provide parents and grandparents with the latest evidence-based guidance.
Precious Care Courses provide you with the knowledge and skills to deal with an emergency in the first year of your baby’s life with confidence.
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Kidsafe Victoria
Kidsafe Victoria are excited to collaborate with Emergcare to deliver an innovative program that provides parents and carers with essential skills and knowledge around injury prevention and paediatric first aid training.
They offer both Perinatal and Paediatric First Aid Courses. One of the programs is delivered in partnership with the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE).
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Nourish Baby
Australia’s only accredited online antenatal and online parenting courses.
Nourish Baby brings you education on pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting from qualified obstetric, midwifery and child health professionals. From pregnancy to parenthood, Nourish Baby deliver quality education you can trust.
Learn moreFurther Reading
Below are a number of reports and papers that discuss prematurity, parenthood and other related topics.
Australia’s Mother and Babies Report
Read it hereVictoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2020 Report and Presentations
Read it hereWorld Health Organisation – Preterm Birth
Read it hereEuropean Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants – Research news
Read it hereAustralian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance – Pre-term Facts and Figures
Read it hereGet support from LLTF
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