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Director: Precious Care Australia

Director: Precious Care Australia The Baby Safe Program provides parents with evidence based guidance on safe sleeping, recognising an unwell baby and first aid in a baby emergency.

Associate Professor Rosemarie Boland (PhD) is a newborn educator, neonatal intensive care nurse and midwife with over 30 years experience. She specialises in providing first aid training for parents of newborn babies and ex-premature infants. In addition, she develops training programs, clinical practice guidelines and resources for medical, nursing, midwifery and paramedic healthcare professional

s in Victoria in her role as a statewide perinatal educator with the neonatal emergency retrieval team. A/Professor Rose Boland has over 25 peer reviewed publications, has written text book chapters and helps develop guidelines for Ambulance Victoria around obstetric and newborn emergencies. The Baby Safe Program was developed by A/Professor Rose Boland. All classes (small group, private and virtual) are taught by A/Professor Rose Boland.

04/02/2025

Good news! As of today, pregnant people in Australia between 28 to 36 weeks gestation will be able to receive a free Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine through the government's National Immunisation Program.

The College applauds the federal government for responding to calls to invest in maternal vaccinations, which have been shown to reduce the risk of severe RSV illness in infants by 70%. When women have an RSV vaccine in pregnancy, they pass antibodies to their baby through the placenta. This helps to protect their newborn baby from birth.

Practitioners, ICYMI, RANZCOG's clinical guideline (C-Obs 44) "Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy related vaccinations" received an interim update last year to summarise information published in the Australian Immunisation Handbook on RSV.

Clinicians are encouraged to review the RANZCOG guideline, and check their jurisdictional guidelines for state-and-territory-specific RSV immunisation program information!

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.

Red Nose Australia Red Nose Grief and Loss

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

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Prahran, VIC
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http://www.preciouscare.com.au/

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