Online classes for new & expecting parents
Self-paced modules you can take on your schedule, from the comfort of home.
Infant CPR & choking response
Most infant emergencies aren't sudden heart problems, they start with breathing. This course walks you through exactly what to do if your baby stops breathing or starts choking, based on the newest American Heart Association guidelines. Created by a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and paired with real video demonstrations of every technique, not just narration, so you know precisely what it should look like before you ever need it.
What you'll learn
- Why healthy infants can still need CPR
- Checking responsiveness & calling for help
- Two-thumb encircling compression technique
- Correct compression rate, depth & recoil
- Giving safe, effective rescue breaths
- Recognizing mild vs. severe choking
- Back blows & chest thrusts, step by step
- What to do if your baby becomes unresponsive
- Current AHA guideline updates explained
- Real video demonstrations of every technique
Child CPR & choking response
What works for an infant doesn't work the same way for a toddler or school-age child. This course walks you through CPR and choking response for children ages 1 through puberty, based on the newest American Heart Association guidelines, including a recent update to the choking response protocol. Created by a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and paired with real video demonstrations of every technique.
What you'll learn
- Why healthy children can still need CPR
- Checking responsiveness & calling for help
- One-hand and two-hand compression technique
- Correct compression rate, depth & recoil
- Giving safe, effective rescue breaths
- Recognizing mild vs. severe choking
- The updated back blow & abdominal thrust protocol
- What to do if your child becomes unresponsive
- Current AHA guideline updates explained
- Real video demonstrations of every technique
Bringing baby home
The moment you buckle your newborn into that car seat and head home, everything changes. Most parents describe the first 48 hours at home as the most overwhelming of their lives — not because something is wrong, but because nobody told them what to actually expect. This course changes that. Created by a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Bringing Baby Home walks you through everything from your hospital discharge checklist to recognizing illness in a newborn, so you can walk through your front door with confidence instead of fear.
What you'll learn
- What to ask before leaving the hospital
- How to read hunger & sleep cues
- Safe car seat installation & positioning
- When to call the pediatrician vs. go to the ER
- Setting up a safe sleep environment
- Protecting your newborn from illness
- Normal newborn behavior in the first 24 hrs
- Signs of postpartum depression & anxiety
- Feeding & diaper output expectations
- Building your support system from day one
Feeding fundamentals
Feeding your newborn is one of the most important things you'll do — and one of the hardest to get right without guidance. Whether you plan to breastfeed, formula feed, pump, or combine all three, this course gives you the knowledge and confidence to feed your baby well without the overwhelm. No judgment, no pressure — just clear, evidence-based information created by a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner who has helped thousands of families navigate exactly this.
What you'll learn
- How breast milk supply is built & protected
- Safe pumping & breast milk storage
- Reading hunger & fullness cues
- How to choose & prepare formula safely
- Achieving a comfortable, deep latch
- Combination feeding without guilt
- Managing engorgement & blocked ducts
- Paced bottle feeding technique
- Breastfeeding positions that actually work
- Burping, gas, spit-up & when to worry
Partner prep
This course was built specifically for the partner — the person who is completely committed but may feel unsure of where they fit in, what they're supposed to do, or how to actually help. Partner Prep is not a watered-down version of the main newborn course. It's a course built from the ground up for co-parents, dads, and supporting partners — covering everything from the birth room to bottle feeding to understanding the mental load, in language that speaks directly to your experience.
What you'll learn
- Your role in the birth room
- Bottle feeding & paced feeding technique
- The first hours — skin-to-skin & first feed
- Holding & soothing a fussy newborn
- Diapering, swaddling & bathing
- Understanding & sharing the mental load
- Your partner's postpartum recovery
- Your emotional experience as a partner
- How to support breastfeeding
- Building confidence as a co-parent
Sleep foundations
Sleep deprivation is one of the hardest parts of new parenthood — but most of the struggle comes from not understanding how newborns actually sleep. This course won't promise you a sleeping-through-the-night miracle. What it will do is help you set realistic expectations, create a safe sleep environment, read your baby's tired cues, and start laying the foundation for healthy sleep habits from day one — so you're not reinventing the wheel every single night.
What you'll learn
- How newborn sleep cycles really work
- The feeding & sleep connection
- AAP 2022 safe sleep guidelines in full
- Soothing strategies that actually work
- Reading tired cues & wake windows
- Nap patterns in the first 3 months
- Setting up the ideal sleep environment
- Managing overnight feeds as a team
- Fixing day/night confusion
- What sleep training is & when to consider it
The 4th trimester
The fourth trimester — the first 12 weeks after birth — is one of the most profound and underestimated transitions in human life. Your body is healing, your hormones are shifting dramatically, your relationship is changing, and somehow you're also keeping a tiny human alive. This course supports both the physical and emotional recovery of the birthing parent while helping all parents understand what their baby is experiencing and developing in the first three months of life.
What you'll learn
- What the 4th trimester is & why it matters
- Newborn development: weeks 1–4
- Physical recovery after vaginal birth
- Newborn development: weeks 5–12
- Physical recovery after cesarean birth
- Bonding, attachment & skin-to-skin contact
- Postpartum hormones, baby blues & PPD
- Partner & family adjustment
- Postpartum nutrition & hydration
- The 6-week visit & what comes next
Twins & multiples
Expecting or caring for twins or multiples is a completely different experience — and a standard newborn class only tells half your story. This course was designed specifically for families with two or more newborns, covering everything that changes when you multiply by two: feeding strategies, synchronized schedules, safe sleep for twins, NICU preparation, soothing two babies at once, and how to build the support village you actually need to survive — and thrive.
What you'll learn
- How multiple pregnancies & deliveries differ
- Building a synchronized twin schedule
- NICU preparation & kangaroo care
- Safe sleep for twins (AAP guidelines)
- Tandem breastfeeding with a twin pillow
- Soothing two fussy babies at once
- Bottle & formula strategies for two
- Postpartum mental health with multiples
- Efficient diapering & bathing routines
- Bonding with each baby individually
Pediatric first aid basics
Essential first aid for infants and children — following American Academy of Pediatrics standards. Across 10 modules and 35 lessons, this course covers everything from CPR and choking response to wound care, allergic reactions, respiratory emergencies, environmental injuries, and psychological first aid. Clear, concise, and designed to give you the skills and confidence to respond effectively in any emergency.
What you'll learn
- Infant & child CPR — step by step
- Choking response for infants and children
- Wound care & bleeding management
- Recognizing & managing allergic reactions
- Anaphylaxis & when to call 911
- Respiratory emergencies & asthma
- Burns, fractures & trauma first aid
- Heat exhaustion, hypothermia & frostbite
- Infection control & preventive care
- Psychological first aid for children
How to use an EpiPen
If your child has a known allergy — or even if they don't yet — knowing how to recognize anaphylaxis and give an EpiPen quickly and correctly is one of the most important skills a parent or caregiver can have. This short, easy-to-follow course covers the signs of a severe allergic reaction, when epinephrine is needed, and the exact step-by-step technique to use it safely. Includes real-life practice scenarios so you can act with confidence in a real emergency.
What you'll learn
- What anaphylaxis looks like & why it's life-threatening
- Common triggers in children
- Mild reaction vs. anaphylaxis — how to tell the difference
- When to use an EpiPen vs. antihistamines
- Step-by-step EpiPen injection technique
- Where to inject and how long to hold
- What to do after giving epinephrine
- Storage, expiration & carrying two pens
- Building a family allergy emergency plan
- Real-life practice scenarios
Educational disclaimer: The information provided in these courses is intended for general educational purposes only and is based on current AAP, AHA, CDC, and ACOG guidelines at the time of publication. It is not a substitute for personalized medical advice from your child's healthcare provider. Every baby and family situation is unique. Completion of any course does not create a nurse-patient relationship between the participant and Newborn Prep 101 or its founder. If you have a medical concern about yourself or your baby, contact your healthcare provider or seek emergency care immediately.
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