What is a Newborn Care Specialist
A Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), also called a baby nurse or infant care specialist, is a professional that takes care of all areas of newborn care for parents welcoming their new baby (or babies). As an NCS, it can be either live in, or set hours, which would be considered live out and that can involve either nights or days, whichever the family decides works best for them.
I always joke around and say, "The NCS knows about the pregnancy before friends and family". That being said it is always important to book your NCS as soon as possible, especially for longer term contracts with long hours.
The most common shift you will see an NCS work is overnights, allowing you and your partner to get some much needed sleep. During the night shift, the NCS will take care of night feedings, burping (for breastfed babies they will work out what works best for mom), diaper changes, and putting baby back down to sleep.
Some other duties you can expect from an NCS include,
Bathing
Sterilizing Bottles and Breast Pump Parts
Assisting with Breastfeeding Support
Changing Infant Bedding
Organizing Nursery
Infant Laundry
Creating good sleep habits
Working on developmental milestones
Feeding
Assisting with getting baby back to sleep
An NCS can be a wonderful addition to your family as you navigate through the twists and turns of welcoming home baby (babies)!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
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