Step into the next generation of professional newborn education. Elevate NCS: The Ultimate Newborn Care Training™ is an evidence-based, 21-module program designed to deepen your knowledge, refine your expertise, and elevate your professional standard.

Covering topics from newborn anatomy, feeding challenges, sleep physiology, and premature infant care to business essentials, contracts, branding, and communication—Elevate provides over 135 in-depth lessons that prepare you to excel in every aspect of newborn care.

What makes Elevate unique is its custom-built AI companion—your 24/7 mentor designed specifically for the newborn care industry. Ask real-time questions and receive evidence-based, expert answers instantly.

As a living program, Elevate evolves with new research and best practices, ensuring you stay ahead in a constantly changing field.

You’ll enjoy 365 days of continued access to the online program and AI companion after the live weekend—allowing you to revisit, review, and grow long after your time in Austin.

Elevate NCS isn’t just a course—it’s the future of newborn care education, where human expertise meets innovation to help you become the most capable, confident, and compassionate NCS possible.

Core Topics Include:

• Understanding professional roles: What is a Newborn Care Specialist? What is a Night Nanny, Traditional Nanny, or Doula?

• The newborn head-to-toe: Head shape, cradle cap, facial features, and common neck concerns such as brachial plexus injury and torticollis.

• Caring for the newborn body: Nail and skin care, diaper rash, safe bathing, feeding, medications, and diapering.

• Nursery setup and essentials: Creating a safe, functional, and developmentally appropriate environment.

• Common medical conditions: Fetal Growth Restriction, Hemangiomas, Hypospadias, Labial Adhesions, Umbilical Hernias, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

• Feeding foundations: Recognizing signs of feeding issues, reflux management, tongue and lip ties, pyloric stenosis, cleft lip and palate, and food allergies.

• Breastfeeding and formula feeding: Identifying effective latch, supporting milk transfer, safe pumping and storage, and understanding formula and freeze-dried milk.

• Sleep science: Physiology and safety of sleep, methods for supporting healthy sleep, sleep training considerations, and shaken baby syndrome prevention.

• Premature infants and multiples: Caring for preemies, swaddling, feeding multiples, car seat safety, and managing group crying episodes.

• Postpartum family care: Supporting mothers and fathers, identifying mood disorders, communication skills, and professional referrals.

• Business and professionalism: Starting your NCS business, contracts, payment structures, taxes and insurance, branding, marketing, professional communication, interviewing, and working with agencies.

• Ongoing education and mentorship: Building credibility, staying current, and advancing within the newborn care field.

Schedule:
Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

We’ll begin promptly each morning. Attendance for all three full days is required to receive access to the online version, access to the exam and your Certificate of Attendance. Upon completing the exam, you’ll earn a separate Certificate of Completion.

Included with Registration

• Full access to the three-day live training weekend

• Friday night networking mixer hosted by Baby Brilliance Newborn Concierge.

• 365-day access to the full Elevate NCS: The Ultimate Newborn Care Training online program and AI companion (granted after completing the live weekend)

• Certificate of Attendance

• Access to the private student Facebook group (after full weekend completion)

Not Included

• Workbook: Required for participation; must be purchased in advanced and brought with you.  Purchase on Amazon here.

• CACHE Testing Fee: Optional and paid separately.

Payment Options
Enroll for as little as $75/month through Klarna, Afterpay, CashApp, or PayPal (subject to independent vendor approval). No refunds.

Important Information
Completion of this course alone does not automatically certify you as a Newborn Care Specialist. Additional prerequisites apply. Learn more here.