Newborn Babywearing Support Training

This course is for you, the prenatal or perinatal professional. Let me teach you how to integrate baby carrying and its benefits into your work as an occupational therapist, doula, public health worker, physician, dance instructor, or any other work you may do with new families. 

This is an interactive course that can be completed at your pace. The course includes: 

• Webinar-style training you can complete on a schedule of your choosing
• A monthly, online, live session where you can ask questions, explore new carriers, and hear how others are using this material in their work. You may attend once or continue attending every month, even after you have completed the course, as an additional bonus to your training.
• Throughout the course, there are quizzes and homework to help ensure you understand the material. You can always reach out to us for support if there are aspects of the training you have trouble with.

No. You do not need to have the carriers in your hands yet. As you start to implement babywearing education into your work you will need carriers. This course will provide you a basis for choosing the carriers to have available.

Certainly! We will provide a certificate of completion after you have successfully finished the course. 

By the end of this course, you will: 

• Understand the difference between babywearing and simply transporting a baby, and why it matters to your clients. 
• Be able to speak to the many types of carriers commercially available, how they may fit each person differently, and how to determine which carrier might best suit your clients.
• Know about the evidence behind the 'benefits' of wearing babies.
• Be up to date on newborn positioning and safety guidelines.
• Examine the 'transition to the world' from the baby’s point of view and how the carrier can support the new family during this transition.
• Explore how wearing and holding reduces crying in the 4th trimester.
• Compare carriers, sling, and wraps and learn what is unique about their usage during the newborn phase.
• Gain a broad understanding of the various carriers available in today’s market. 
• Practice troubleshooting the most common carriers you encounter so you can feel comfortable helping your clients and their babies become comfortable with babywearing. 
• Expand your language and teaching vocabulary for introducing your clients to carriers and assisting them with their use.
• Walk away with an action plan so you can immediately implement the skills from this course into your work.

I understand how easy it is to take an online training and then not follow through. I designed this training to be easy to digest, with short lessons and multiple options for interaction.

• You can ask questions throughout the course.
• You are encouraged to participate in both discussion and in our community space.
• I will encourage you to participate in fun and engaging ways in our community space.
• There are quizzes and short answer essays for you to check your understanding. 
• I will email you, frequently, to encourage you to keep going through the material. 
• You will be encouraged to attend the monthly virtual live session.

I have been teaching online for several years and understand how easy it is to not complete a training. I don't want that for you. I continue to follow best-practice for adult engaged learning and will do all I can to encourage you to not just complete the course, but implement your new knowledge into practice. 

I know you love working with the families you help every day. I want to support you in this journey. However, I also understand how overwhelming it can be to add babywearing education to your services. CBWS is here to support you in making babywearing easy for you and your clients!

Enrollment in the Newborn Babywearing Education for Perinatal Professionals course offers you membership to the Center for Babywearing Studies. With your membership, you become part of an incredible network and community who understands your work. 

If you want to continue your learning about babywearing, entrepreneurship, or infant touch, CBWS has a course for you. Many practitioners like to pair the Newborn Babywearing training with our Foundations in Babywearing Education Certification course. Contact us to discuss your needs and your practice so we can help you find the right path for your work!