Parent education classes: teaching junior paediatric doctors and student nurses about normal baby care

Abstract

This paper describes the need for education on normal baby care and how a modified community parent education class was developed for junior doctors and student nurses. The aim was to increase their understanding of the subject and better able them to advise parents. The classes were developed by health visitors (HVs) and a National Child Birth Trust (NCT) counsellor. The evaluation results of a pilot are reported. Many benefits of interprofessional learning and teaching were identified.