Director: Precious Care Australia

14/09/2024

A special class for preterm babies!
Are you the parent or grandparent of a premature baby currently in SCN or NICU or recently discharged home?

We have a special class just for you!
Safe Sleeping for Preterm Babies- Transition from NICU/SCN to home

Thursday 19 September 2024 at 7pm- 9pm
Via zoom
Live and interactive with Associate Professor Rose Boland (PhD) Director: Precious Care.

An evidence-based class specially designed for parents and grandparents preparing to take their baby home from the neonatal intensive and/or special care nursery.

Learn all about safe sleep practices for ex-premature and sick babies from discharge up to one year of corrected age to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS.

Topics include:
* Risk factors for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS
* Nursery practices: what needs to change once you are home and why
* Sleep positions (why "back is best")
* How to create a safe sleep environment for your baby at home, day and night
* The importance of avoiding over-heating (thermal stress)
* Dressing your baby for sleep
* Clothes and bedding amount
* Room temperature for sleeping
* Protective strategies to reduce the risk of SUDI, including SIDS
* Use of baby slings and carriers in preterm babies
* Car capsules and car seats for preterm and low birth weight babies
* Nursery products that are unsafe for babies, are not recommended, and can pose a risk of SUDI, including SIDS ('cot death')

Places are strictly limited to enable you to ask questions during the class.
Book here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/safe-sleeping-making-the-transition-from-nicuscn-to-home-tickets-142180936007

Parents, grandparents and other family members all welcome!
SCN and NICU staff also most welcome to attend.

Life's Little Treasures Foundation
Miracle Babies Foundation
Australian College of Neonatal Nurses

19/08/2024

Breastfeeding is the optimal source of nutrition for a baby, with many benefits for both mother and baby.

Breastfeeding has been shown to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI).

Red Nose recommends that babies are breastfed.

Red Nose also supports parents who bottle feed their babies through the other five evidence-based strategies that they can use to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy.

You can read our in-depth report here: https://rednose.org.au/article/breastfeeding-and-the-risk-of-sudden-unexpected-death-in-infancy

And if you have a Safe Sleep question, please call our Safe Sleep Advice Line 1300 998 698 during business hours.

09/08/2024

Its Red Nose Day!

This Friday, 9 August, every amount you donate to Red Nose will be matched.

For the cost of one cup of coffee, your $5 donation becomes $10.
A $50 donation becomes $100.
But this matching is only for today!

If you can afford to donate to this incredibly important charity who support parents and families who have lost a baby to Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), and to stillbirth or neonatal death, please do.

Red Nose also provide resources for parents, families and healthcare professionals around all aspects of safe sleeping for babies 0-12 months.

Every dollar makes a difference.



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20/03/2024

Race in for a 15% discount this Grand Prix week!

We have a special offer for the Baby First Aid/ Baby Basic LIfe Support, Small Group class this Thursday evening- a 15% discount for one night only.

This class is suitable for:
- Expectant parents from 34 weeks of pregnancy onwards
- Parents with babies 0 -12 months
- Parents with babies who were born preterm &/or low birth weight
- Grandparents and other family members

When: Thursday 21 March 2024
Time: 19:00 - 21:15pm
Where: Prahran High School, High Street, Windsor.
How to book: Use the the link below.
Enter the promo code Race15
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/.../baby-first-aid-and-baby...

Topics covered in this class include:
* Baby First Aid & Baby Basic Life Support hands on, face-to-face training in:
* When to call 000 for an ambulance
* Baby cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (Baby CPR)
* Management of choking
* Management of febrile convulsions
* Button battery ingestion
* Bath and water safety
* Allergic reactions to food
* Anaphylaxis

Practical skills training using the Laerdal "Baby Anne" Manikins:
- Baby cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Baby CPR )
- Management of an infant choking on milk
- Management of an infant choking on food or a small object

You also receive:
* Baby Basic Life Support Fridge Magnets
- Baby cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (Baby CPR )
- Management of a choking infant
* Baby Safety Resource Pack

Normally costs: $85 per single attendee or $165 per couple
15% discount using the promo code: Race15


Life's Little Treasures Foundation Miracle Babies Foundation
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consulting Group
Frances Perry House Mitcham Private Hospital Waverley Private Hospital Dr Scott Shemer Epworth Freemasons Maternity Unit T Form Pilates SMS4dads

05/02/2024

Meet our new Senior Educator: Narelle Wiseman.
We are so excited to welcome Narelle Wiseman to Precious Care as a Senior Educator for the Baby Safe Program.

Narelle comes to us with a wealth of expertise as a newborn educator and neonatal intensive care nurse with over 23 years experience caring for newborn babies.

Narelle has worked in a variety of neonatal settings, including the Royal Women's Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Monash Children's Hospital NICU, and in the Special Care Nursery (SCN) at Sandringham Hospital. She has also worked as a statewide educator with the Newborn Emergency Transport Service, Victoria. Narelle is currently the Nurse Unit Manager of the SCN at Cabrini Hospital.

In addition to working in Melbourne, Narelle has also worked in NICU in London in the United Kingdom. From 2018-2021, Narelle was a lecturer at the University of Melbourne, working with A/Professor Rose Boland to run the neonatal intensive care post-graduate course and the Special Care of the Newborn postgraduate program.

Welcome to the team, Narelle!

25/12/2023

We want to wish all our parents, parents to be, grandparents, family members and babies a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

We know babies don't stop being born, just because it is holiday season. So we are running Baby Safe Program classes from 3 January 2024.

Small Group classes recommence January 4, 2024, on a normal schedule.

Virtual classes recommence January 3, 2024.

This includes classes for babies born preterm or who are in NICU or SCN or recently discharged home.

All classes from now until early March 2024 are now open for booking.

If you are looking for the perfect gift for a friend or family member this Christmas, why not give them the gift that could save a little life? We have Baby Safe Program gift vouchers available for any amount, from $75.

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
With love from A/Professor Rose Boland at Precious Care

02/12/2023

It’s always a privilege to be invited to speak at Cool Topics in Melbourne. This year was no exception.

05/10/2023

We’re celebrating two researchers at the Women’s on becoming Clinical Associate Professors.

Congrats to Julia Unterscheider and Rosemarie Boland, for their The University of Melbourne appointments.

It is a well-deserved honour. They make significant and ongoing contributions to the advancement of their clinical disciplines.

About A/Prof Julia Unterscheider

Born in Austria and trained in Ireland, Julia is the Medical Director of the Women’s Birth Centre. She is a consultant obstetrician, with a subspecialty interest in maternal fetal medicine.

Julia cares for women with high-risk pregnancies. She was the lead researcher of the PORTO study (https://bit.ly/3rtJG1r), which received international acclaim. The study continues to inform best-practice care of pregnancies affected by fetal growth restriction.

Julia’s current research interests include: severe maternal morbidity, perinatal mortality, pregnancy after loss, and quality improvement strategies in maternity care.

A/Prof Stefan Kane is the Women’s Director of Maternity Services (Medical) and works with Julia.

“Julia’s promotion is well-deserved recognition of her ongoing academic contributions in teaching and research. It is also a fitting acknowledgement of her clinical leadership roles,” Stefan says.

About A/Prof Rosemarie (Rose) Boland

Rose found her passion as a neonatal retrieval nurse in the Newborn Emergency Transport Service in the late 1990s. Ever since, she wanted to improve health outcomes of extremely preterm babies.

Today, she is a postdoctoral neonatal nurse researcher and perinatal educator. Rose helped develop Victorian guidelines for the management of extremely preterm births. She also leads the NIC-PREDICT (https://bit.ly/3PB1W0K) project at the Women’s.

Professor Peter Davis is the Women’s Director of Neonatal Medicine and Neonatal Services, and works with Rose.

“We’re always glad to see members of the team recognised, but Rose’s promotion is especially sweet,” Peter says.

“Rose has been such a tireless worker, over many decades, for Victorian babies and their families. She’s trained so many of us, gently reminding us that what we do in the first minutes of life matters.”

02/10/2023

The dangers of covering a baby's pram.

As the days get hotter, this is a good time to remind parents of the dangers of covering a baby's pram. This includes with wraps, blankets and cloths of any type.

Covering a pram can increase the risk of your baby overheating in their pram as air flow is reduced. Over-heating (or "thermal stress") is a known risk factor for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS.

Covering the pram also obstructs the view of your baby- posing a risk for suffocation or asphyxiation on the side of the pram when you can't see your baby.

Read more about the dangers of covering a baby's pram in this excellent post by Red Nose Australia and tips for keeping your baby cool in summer when out and about.
https://rednose.org.au/news/the-dangers-of-covering-your-pram

You can also learn more about all aspects of Safe Sleeping for babies 0-12 months in one of our face-to-face or virtual classes.
See our website for more details and how to book at www.preciouscare.com.au and Baby Safe Program.

23/08/2023

A special class for preterm babies TONIGHT!

Are you the parent or grandparent of a premature baby currently in SCN or NICU or recently discharged home?
We have a special class just for you!
Safe Sleeping for Preterm Babies- Transition from NICU/SCN to home
Thursday 24 August 2023 at 6:45-8:45pm
Via zoom
Live and interactive with Dr Rose Boland (PhD) Director: Precious Care.
An evidence-based class specially designed for parents and grandparents preparing to take their baby home from the neonatal intensive and/or special care nursery.
Learn all about safe sleep practices for ex-premature and sick babies from discharge up to one year of corrected age to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS.

Topics include:
* Risk factors for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS
* Nursery practices: what needs to change once you are home and why
* Sleep positions (why "back is best")
* How to create a safe sleep environment for your baby at home, day and night
* The importance of avoiding over-heating (thermal stress)
* Dressing your baby for sleep
* Clothes and bedding amount
* Room temperature for sleeping
* Protective strategies to reduce the risk of SUDI, including SIDS
* Use of baby slings and carriers in preterm babies
* Car capsules and car seats for preterm and low birth weight babies
* Nursery products that are unsafe for babies, are not recommended, and can pose a risk of SUDI, including SIDS ('cot death')

Places are strictly limited to enable you to ask questions during the class.
Book now-https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/safe-sleeping-making-the-transition-from-nicuscn-to-home-tickets-142180936007

Parents, grandparents and other family members all welcome!
SCN and NICU staff also most welcome to attend.

Little Treasures Foundation
Babies Foundation
College of Neonatal Nurses

Baby Safe Class- Safe Sleeping for babies born preterm: Making the transition from NICU/SCN to home.

17/08/2023

Rose Boland didn’t expect to become a neonatal researcher when she started training as a nurse in the 1980s.

Yet today, as an Associate Professor, she is helping improve care for babies born extremely preterm, across Australia.

It is National Science Week - time to celebrate the people behind the Women’s important research work.

Associate Professor Boland started working in neonatal intensive care after qualifying as a nurse and midwife. Her role as a retrieval nurse in the Newborn Emergency Transport Service sparked a lifelong passion.

Since then, she has led the development of guidelines for the care of extremely preterm babies. Through this work, she discovered an area for improvement.

“We learned that clinicians mostly under-estimate survival chances and over-estimate rates of major disability in babies born extremely preterm,” she said.

Associate Professor Boland wondered if these findings resulted in pessimistic counselling of parents. She then designed a tool that would help parents make informed decisions before their baby was born.

She says the digital tool - named NIC-PREDICT - is very popular with clinicians across Australia. Now, she is keen to learn if this tool has changed the way we empower families of extremely preterm babies.

For her outstanding work, Associate Professor Boland was this week awarded the Clinical Neonatal Nurse Excellence Award by the Australian College of Neonatal Nurses.

You can learn more about NIC-PREDICT on the Women’s website: https://www.thewomens.org.au/news/smart-phone-tool-developed-to-predict-preterm-outcomes

11/08/2023

It's RED NOSE DAY!
Please consider donating to Red Nose Australia to help Red Nose continue to provide parents and families with support following the devastating loss of a baby or child, and to continue providing evidence-based guidance on safe sleep practices to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy, including SIDS.

13/07/2023

📣 SMS4dads has had over 10,000 dads register for the service!
🔴 That equates to over 1 million messages that have gone out to dads to help them understand and connect with their baby and partner.
🔴 If you haven't already heard, SMS4dads is changing the parenting landscape by providing tips and advice to dads as they transition to parenthood.
👉 SMS4dads is available nationwide. To register, dads simply need to register their details here: www.sms4dads.com.au

29/06/2023

12/06/2023

Today is International Button Battery Awareness Day.

A button battery can burn through a baby or toddlers airway and/or oesophagus in under two hours, causing catastrophic life changing injuries or even death.

Are you aware of the dangers of button batteries?

How easy is it for your baby or toddler to access products containing button batteries?

Button batteries are in many products found in the home, including bathroom scales, kitchen scales, TV remotes, car key remotes, musical birthday cards, digital thermometers, watches, calculators, flashing dog collar lights, hearing aids, blood sugar monitors and many more household items.

Would you know what do to if your baby or toddler swallowed a button battery?

We can teach you how in our Baby Safe Program- go to www.preciouscare.com.au to book.

02/11/2022

It’s time to talk about SAFE SLEEPING for premature babies.

Are you the parent or grandparent of a premature baby or sick newborn baby currently in SCN or NICU or recently discharged home?

We have a special class on Thursday 3 November just for you!
Safe Sleeping for Preterm Babies- Transition from NICU/SCN to home

Thursday 3 November 2022 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Via zoom

Live and interactive with Dr Rose Boland (PhD). Director of Precious Care Australia

An evidence-based class specially designed for parents and grandparents preparing to take their baby home from the neonatal intensive and/or special care nursery.

Learn all about safe sleep practices for ex-premature and sick babies from discharge up to one year of corrected age to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS.

Topics include:
* Risk factors for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS
* Nursery practices: what needs to change once you are home and why
* Sleep positions (why "back is best")
* How to create a safe sleep environment for your baby at home, day and night
* The importance of avoiding over-heating (thermal stress)
* Dressing your baby for sleep
* Clothes and bedding amount
* Room temperature for sleeping
* Protective strategies to reduce the risk of SUDI, including SIDS
* Use of baby slings and carriers in preterm babies
* Car capsules and car seats for preterm and low birth weight babies
* Nursery products that are unsafe for babies, are not recommended, and can pose a risk of SUDI, including SIDS ('cot death')

SCN and NICU staff are also welcome to attend.

Places are strictly limited to enable you to ask questions during the class. Book now-
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/safe-sleeping-making-the-transition-from-nicuscn-to-home-tickets-142180936007

Miracle Babies Foundation
Life's Little Treasures Foundation
Australian College of Neonatal Nurses

Baby Safe Class- Safe Sleeping for babies born preterm: Making the transition from NICU/SCN to home.

21/10/2022

21/10/2022

19/09/2022

09/09/2022

Our latest testing reveals portable cots from brands including Kmart, Phil & Teds, Target and 4Baby (from Baby Bunting) pose safety risks for babies. Read more: https://bit.ly/3AZZidt

12/08/2022

Its Red Nose Day today- August 12
Will you help save a little life?

Please consider donating to the Red Nose annual appeal- your generous support will be used fund research into stillbirths and sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) including SIDS, and to support parents who have lost a precious baby.

Donate now at https://www.rednoseday.org.au/donatematched and your donation will be matched today.


Red Nose Australia

22/07/2022

A special class this weekend for some very special babies...
Safe Sleeping for Preterm Babies- Transition from NICU/SCN to home
Saturday 23 July 2022 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Via zoom
Live and interactive with Dr Rosemarie Boland, Director: Precious Care Australia

An evidence-based class specially designed for parents preparing to take their baby home from the neonatal intensive and/or special care nursery.

Learn all about safe sleep practices for ex-premature and sick babies from discharge up to one year of corrected age to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS.
Topics include:
* Risk factors for Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS
* Nursery practices: what needs to change once you are home and why
* Sleep positions (why "back is best")
* How to create a safe sleep environment for your baby at home, day and night
* The importance of avoiding over-heating (thermal stress)
* Dressing your baby for sleep
* Clothes and bedding amount
* Room temperature for sleeping
* Protective strategies to reduce the risk of SUDI, including SIDS
* Use of baby slings and carriers in preterm babies
* Car capsules and car seats for preterm and low birth weight babies
* Nursery products that are unsafe for babies, are not recommended, and can pose a risk of SUDI, including SIDS ('cot death')
Places are strictly limited. Book now-
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/safe-sleeping-making-the-transition-from-nicuscn-to-home-tickets-142180936007

Or order via the the Miracle Babies Foundation shop https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/content/shop/gjip7l... 10% of all proceeds donated to Miracle Babies Foundation.
Parents, grandparents and other family members all welcome!
SCN and NICU staff also most welcome to attend.

Miracle Babies Foundation
Australian College of Neonatal Nurses

11/04/2022

If you, or someone you know has a Mocka brand cot owned by Adairs, you should check it immediately, as we’ve received a number of reports of potentially dangerous mould growing on the base of some cots.

If mould is found, stop using the cot immediately and contact Mocka - Australia as well as the ACCC, as we’re currently investigating whether the mould is dangerous. https://www.productsafety.gov.au/contact-us/for-consumers/report-an-unsafe-product?utm_source=facebook_psa&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_edu_g_act_c_productsafety&utm_content=mocka_cot_mould

If your child is showing symptoms of mould exposure like congestion, sneezing, coughing, respiratory distress, allergies or other irritations, please consult a doctor as soon as possible.

31/03/2022

We have just three places remaining in our Baby Safe Program Small Group, face-to-face class this Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm!

If you are expecting a baby in late April, May, or June, then this is the perfect time to enrol in the Baby Safe Program Deluxe package. Your package includes:

* Safe Sleeping for babies 0-12 months class
* Recognising and responding to an unwell baby class
* Baby Basic Life Support /Baby First Aid class
* One year unlimited access to the Baby Safe Program Videos
* Baby Basic Life Support Fridge magnet and video
* Management of choking fridge magnet and video
* Baby Safe Program Resource folder

All for $175 per person- valued at over $250 per person.

Book now to secure your position at the Baby Safe Program.
Limited to 5 couple per class
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/baby-safe-program-deluxe-package-tickets-131576311289

Please note:
All attendees at our small group, face-to-face classes must be triple vaccinated against COVID-19 and consent to a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on arrival at the venue.

All Small Group Baby Safe Program are run in Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria with Director: Precious Care Australia, Dr Rose Boland



We are Frances Perry Houses' provider of baby education classes for pregnant women, their partner and extended family members- but welcome all pregnant parents, no matter where they are booked to have their baby.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consulting Group GROW Obstetrics Melbourne Maternal Fetal Medicine Frances Perry House Dr Scott Shemer Dr Peter Jurcevic Women's Obstetric & Gynaecology Specialists

13/03/2022

Have you heard the news!?

Face-to-face Small Group Baby Safe Programs are back!

If you are expecting a baby, recently had a baby, or are a new grandparent to be- then our programs are for you!

Upcoming programs in March, April and May in Melbourne include:

* Baby Safe Deluxe Package:
- Safe Sleeping to reduce the risk of SUDI/SIDS
- Recognising and responding to an unwell baby
- Baby Basic Life Support
- Baby Safe Program Video Series

* Baby Basic Life Support/Baby First Aid
- Includes Baby Basic Life Support Video Series

* Safe Sleeping to reduce the risk of SUDI/SIDS
- Includes Safe Sleeping Video Series

All our Baby Safe Programs are run by our expert Director: Precious Care Australia, Dr Rose Boland.

Don't miss out! Book today.
https://www.preciouscare.com.au/pages/small-group-face-to-face-courses

Please note our COVID safe requirements when booking face-to-face programs.