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Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 16 hours
  • Course by University of Colorado System
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About

In your previous 2 courses, you learned some medical interventions and skills to keep newborns healthy in the days and weeks after they have been born.  In this course, you will learn some key things that parents will need to do to keep their babies safe and healthy. The Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy Course will teach you best practices for how your baby will spend most of their day: eating, sleeping, and sometimes crying. Parents need to understand how to optimize nutrition, how to create a safe and happy sleep environment, how to safely transport their baby in their car, and how to respond to their baby’s crying. A newborn baby is an amazing beautiful life filled with hope.  There is so much that goes into making sure that babies are born healthy, and so much more to think about after they are born.  Whether you are in the health care field, or even a parent, this course is the perfect educational opportunity for you to keep newborn babies healthy in the days and weeks after they are born!

Modules

Introduction to Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy

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    • 2 Readings
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  • Introduction: Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe & Healthy

2 Readings

  • About Us: Your Instructors
  • Get help and meet other learners in this course. Join your discussion forums!

What is Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)?

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    • 4 Readings
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  • What is Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)?

4 Readings

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Racial and ethnic trends in sudden unexpected infant deaths
  • Resource: Trends in Sudden Unexpected Infant Death by Cause
  • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2014

Infant Safe Sleep Environments

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    • 2 Readings
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  • Infant safe Sleep Environments

2 Readings

  • CDC Reading and Resources link
  • AAP: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Death

Infant Safe Sleep FAQs

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  • Infant safe Sleep FAQs

1 Readings

  • NIH: Safe Sleep for Your Baby

Typical Infant Sleep in First Month of Life

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  • Typical Infant Sleep in the First Month of Life

1 Readings

  • Fussy Baby Network

How to help Improve Infant Sleep

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  • How to Help Improve Infant Sleep

1 Readings

  • The Happiest Baby on the Block

Assessment: Safe Newborn Sleep

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  • Infant Safe Sleep

Why Do we Use Cars Seats?

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  • Why Do We Use Car Seats?

1 Readings

  • Child Passenger Safety

Best Practices for Transporting Children Safely

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  • Best Practices for Transporting Children Safely

1 Readings

  • NIH: Unsafe from the Start: Serious Misuse of Car Safety Seats at Newborn Discharge

Rear-Facing-Only Seats and Convertible Seats

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  • Rear-Facing-Only Seats and Convertible Seats

1 Readings

  • AJPM: Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to increase use of child safety seats

Steps for Rear-facing Car Seat Safety

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  • 5 Steps for Rear-facing Car seat Safety

SKILLS Video: Car Seat Safety

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  • Skills Video: Car Seat Safety

1 Readings

  • AAP: Safe Transportation of Newborns at Hospital Discharge

It's Complicated

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  • It's Complicated

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  • AAP: Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge
  • A Comparison of Respiratory Patterns in Healthy Term Infants Placed in Car Safety Seats and Beds

Assessment: Car Seat Safety

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  • Car Seat Safety

Temperament and Colic

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  • What Is "Temperament"

3 Readings

  • AAP: Helping Parents Deal With Infants' Temperamental Differences
  • Healthy Children: Handling Colic
  • AAP: Colic Reading and linked Resources

Goodness of Fit

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  • Goodness of Fit

1 Readings

  • AAP: Developmental Outcome as a Function of the Goodness of Fit

Corgulation

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1 Videos

  • Coregulation

1 Readings

  • Coregulation

Calming a Crying Baby

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1 Videos

  • Calming a Crying baby

The Crying Curve and Fussiness

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  • The Crying Curve and Fussiness

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  • AAP: Crying Curve

Assessment: Temperament and Colic

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  • Temperament and Colic

Breastfeeding Benefits

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  • Breastfeeding Benefits

1 Readings

  • Global Health Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding

Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy

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  • Key Breastfeeding Assessment Questions

1 Readings

  • AHRQ Evidence-based Review

Breastfeeding in Early Weeks

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1 Videos

  • Breastfeeding in Early Weeks

1 Readings

  • LactMed Resource

Breastfeeding Problems

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1 Videos

  • Breastfeeding Problems

1 Readings

  • Infant Risk Center: Readings and Resources

Return to Work/School and Milk Storage

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  • Return to Work/School and Milk Storage

Advocacy for Breastfeeding

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  • Advocacy for Breastfeeding

1 Readings

  • AAP Policy Statement

Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy

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  • Frequently Asked Questions About Breastfeeding

1 Readings

  • AAP Pediatrics in Review: Dr Bunik

Assessment: Breastfeeding

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Breastfeeding

Auto Summary

Embark on an essential journey with the "Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy" course, designed to equip you with the vital knowledge and skills to ensure the well-being of newborns. This foundational course focuses on key practices for nurturing newborns, covering crucial aspects such as optimizing nutrition, creating a safe sleep environment, safe transportation, and effectively responding to crying. Ideal for both healthcare professionals and new parents, this course offers comprehensive insights into keeping babies safe and healthy during their critical early days and weeks. With a duration of 960 minutes, the course is structured to provide in-depth learning and practical advice. Available through Coursera, learners can subscribe to the Starter option to access this valuable resource. Whether you're a new parent overwhelmed with the responsibilities of a newborn or a healthcare provider looking to enhance your expertise, this course is the perfect opportunity to gain confidence and mastery in newborn care. Join now and take the first step towards ensuring a healthy start for every baby.

Christine Gold
Instructors

Christine Gold

Mary Kohn, MD
Instructors

Mary Kohn, MD

Daniel Nicklas
Instructors

Daniel Nicklas