NCSA* Approved Classes Now Available On-Line

What is a Newborn Care Specialist?

She will understand how to effectively set up a routine that fits the family's lifestyle. Be able to interpret and adequately respond to a baby's needs, establish healthy sleep habits, know about diaper rashes, circumcision care, reflux, colic, swaddling, soothing techniques, breast and bottle feeding.  She will effectively set up the family for success. She will be experienced in preemies, multiples and special needs babies.  She will generally come in for one week to three months relieving Mom at night and educating the parents while she is there. Most Newborn Care  Specialist's are available for night, day or round the clock duty.  Her goal to work herself out of a job by the time the baby is 3 months old and  typically sleeping from 7pm to 7am without waking. 

Who Should Take this Training?

You may be an RN, LPN, Doula, Midwife, Newborn Care Specialist, Day Care worker, Nanny, Lactation Consultant, a Mommy, or not have experience at all and looking for a new career.  Many people with years of experience in newborn care have taken this course and been very surprised at 'what they did not know.'

A Newborn Care Specialist will earn between $18 and $45 an hour.  A Doula, Midwife, RN or LPN  working as a Newborn Care Specialist will earn more.

How Do I Get Work After I Complete the Course?

Gentle Ventures does not place NCS's, however in the course we teach you how to advertise and market yourself.  Exclusively Baby Nurses works closely with Gentle Ventures as does Exclusively Newborns and they will be happy to look at your resume and possibly place you in the future.

Gentle Ventures Training Center Explained

• Gentle Ventures is a professional teaching tool for anyone who is interested in caring for newborns.  It is written so the professional and the novice can understand.  Great for new mommies also. 
• Nannies, Doula's, Midwifes, Day Care Professionals, Newborn Care Specialists, RN's, LPN's are all welcome.  You must be 18.  You do not have to be a U.S. citizen to take the class.  Classes sold in Europe, South America, Canada, UK  and more.  Spanish manual coming out soon.
• Gentle Ventures is approved by the NCSA. (Newborn Care Specialist Association)
• Gentle Ventures has hundreds of satisfied students. Please see testimonials.
• Gentle Ventures is the original Newborn Care Specialist course.  We were also the first create the course build the manual and put it  on line.  We offer more classes and cover more subjects than anyone else.  Others have copied Gentle Ventures and offer the class for less money, but no one has the knowledge and done the research we have done.
• Gentle Ventures author, Nancy Hamm is available for her students around the clock by email or phone. Once the course is paid for she is on call for your questions or issues with clients or with the newborn.  No one else offers this and stands behind it as faithfully as Ms. Hamm.
• You can view our curriculum on line. We are always adding new information.
• We have 'student only' websites for updated information and videos for demonstrations. 
• We do not require a test but, if you answer the questions after every chapter you will be able to pass the NCSA certification test.
• Upon your request we will send you a completion certificate you will be proud to display.
• There is homework you will be required to do upon completion of the course. 
  

*NCSA:  Newborn Care Specialist Association is the certification entity for Newborn Care Specialists and Sleep Trainers.