Enhancing Neonatal Care GradCert

Birmingham City University

Overview This newly designed, flexible and innovative course has been developed to meet the needs of interdisciplinary healthcare practitioners working with neonates and their families in a variety of settings. It can be studied as both standalone modules or a full MSc, so that you can tailor the learning to meet your needs. It is suitable for healthcare professionals working with neonates in a variety of settings, including nurses, midwives, nursing associates, midwifery support workers and allied health professionals. What's covered in this course? The course has been developed to address the very significant challenges associated with neonatal care, providing a global perspective, and drawing upon the knowledge and experience of our course team who are experts in the speciality. It will support the development of your knowledge and skills in relation to caring for the neonate and their family and will include the underpinning physiology and skills required for practice. There is also a focus on the individualised care of multiple birth families as the international picture demonstrates that the incidence of multiple births continues to rise with about 1.6 million sets of twins born each year (Monden et al, 2021). The course is delivered through blended learning, with a mixture of online and in-person sessions, in line with the university’s learning and teaching strategy. The majority of the course is delivered online to make it accessible to learners from a wide geographical area. You will be encouraged to think critically and share practice experiences as well as engaging in both directed and self-directed learning activities.