The N.E.S.T. Accredited Course in Postnatal Care (Maternity Nursing)

Introduction by Kate Cranston-Stephens BA (Hons), DPNC, MdipEd & Founder, N.E.S.T.

For over twenty years I have worked within the regime of the young and the very young as a Postnatal Carer (Maternity Nurse), teacher, researcher and educator. By combining these key ingredients I adapted my research into a training programme for those who wish to enter the specialist field of newborn care as a Postnatal Carer (Maternity Nurse). All N.E.S.T. courses carry accreditation, the PNC (Maternity Nursing) course carrying the highest at 10 credits at Level III (Equal to NVQ level III or ‘A’ level)

Why we use the term Postnatal Carer instead of Maternity Nurse?
The term maternity "nurse" suggests a medically qualified practitioner, which our research found to be misleading for 'new' mothers and those wishing to train in newborn care. The term Postnatal Carer was born.

What is a Postnatal Carer (Maternity Nurse) and what do they do?

The Postnatal Carer (Maternity Nurse) plays a tremendously important role in the early lives of new mothers and their newborn babies. Part of the role of the Postnatal Carer is to instil confidence, provide support and advise a new mother in a very important yet neglected role in society, that of being a ‘new’ mother. A Postnatal Carer (Maternity Nurse) will remain in the home until the mother is satisfied that she is happy to continue without in-the-home support and guidance.

N.E.S.T Courses focus on the importance of using communication skills; supporting & advising the ‘new’ mother while demonstrating how to care for the newborn baby
The N.E.S.T. Postnatal Carer course offers a complete training programme with on going tutorial support, advice and guidance. It has been designed as a learning tool to build confidence and promote education in newborn care for both carer and mother. Also stepping outside the home environment, the PNC (Maternity Nursing) course explores the areas of law that affects all of us who work within the baby /childcare industry.

What makes N.E.S.T Accredited Courses & Students Special?

N.E.S.T. Accredited Courses have been introduced to bring postnatal care (maternity nursing) recognition as a serious and responsible profession, to regulate training practices and, to occasionally provide a lifeline in a, sometime, isolating experience for a new mother. N.E.S.T. students work in small groups of no more than 8 to ensure the best possible teaching and learning practice, spending 2 days in the Training Centre, which is designed to emulate the home environment, with a further 6 weeks spent in research and study. N.E.S.T. tutors remain on hand even when students have passed through the course.

N.E.S.T. Accredited One-Day Training Courses on offer
Breast Feeding
Routine
Multiple Births
Sleep Training

N.E.S.T. Accredited One-Day Training Courses on offer
Postnatal Care (Maternity Nursing)
Post Natal Depression

Work Experience Scheme

 

Newborn Education Services & Training (N.E.S.T.) The Training Centre, 36 Woodfield Park,
Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 5QH   01494 431720

45 minutes Underground from Baker Street / 35 minutes Overland from Marylebone