About this event
January to June 2026 dates now open for booking.
(For classes from 1 July onward, please see the link to “July 2026 classes” in the Safe Sleeping: Small Group class section of our website.
Baby Safe Program – Safe Sleep: Small Group Class & E-Learning package
Suitable from 28 weeks of pregnancy onwards
Your package includes:
- Safe sleep small group class (face-to-face)
- Hands-on practice swaddling (wrapping) a newborn baby
- One-year unlimited access to the Safe Sleeping e-learning module, including the Safe Sleeping Video series.
In the face-to-face small group class, Safe Sleeping, you will learn:
- Reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), including SIDS
- How to create a safe sleep environment for your newborn baby
- Safe wrapping (swaddling) for sleep and to promote normal hip development
- Use of a safe sleeping bag
- The importance of avoiding over-heating (thermal stress)
- Dressing your baby for safe sleep
- Bedding and bedding amount
- Room temperature
- Cot or bassinet- which is recommended and why
- Car seats, car capsules and car travel with a newborn baby
- Use of baby slings and carriers
- How to determine which nursery products are safe for your baby
- Nursery products that are unsafe for babies, are not recommended, and can pose a risk of SUDI, including SIDS (‘cot death’)
- New Federal legislation (July 2024) for infant sleep products
Practical component:
Demonstration and hands-on practice of techniques to safely wrap (swaddle) a newborn for sleep and to promote normal hip development. Attendees will have their own baby (manikin) to practice on.
All participants receive:
- Red Nose “Safe Sleeping” brochure
- Red Nose “Safe Wrapping” brochure
- Red Nose “Tummy Time” brochure
- Red Nose “Supine is Safest” brochure
- One-year unlimited access to the Safe Sleeping e-learning module
- One-year unlimited access to the Baby Safe Program Safe Sleeping Video series, which includes:
- Safe sleeping to reduce the risk of SUDI, including SIDS
- Safe swaddling (wrapping) and use of a safe sleeping bag
If your baby has been born preterm and/or is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or the Special Care Nursery, please contact us about the Safe Sleeping Class for preterm and sick babies.
2.25 hour face-fo-face program
- Limited to 8 couples per class (16 attendees max)
Cost of the Baby Safe Program: Safe Sleeping Small Group class
$95 per single attendee
$190 per couple
(Inclusive of 10% GST and booking fee)
(Valued at $290 – you save $100 per couple)
Meet the Director:
Associate Professor Rosemarie Boland : Director: Precious Care Australia
PhD, Master of Nursing, Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse
A/Professor Rosemarie Boland a newborn educator, neonatal intensive care nurse and midwife with over 35 years’ experience. She specialises in providing first aid training for expectant parents, and parents and families of newborn babies and ex-premature infants. In addition, she develops training programs, clinical practice guidelines and resources for medical, nursing, midwifery and paramedic healthcare professionals in Victoria in her role as a statewide perinatal educator with the newborn emergency transport service.
A/Professor Rose Boland has over 35 peer reviewed publications, has written text book chapters and helps develop guidelines for Ambulance Victoria around obstetric and newborn emergencies.
The Baby Safe Program was developed by A/Professor Rose Boland. All face-to-face, Deluxe Program classes and private sessions are taught A/Professor Rose Boland.
You can meet the Director, A/Professor Rosemarie Boland, and preview the video series content here.
Attending the Baby Safe Program at Prahran High School is a valuable experience for new parents. The intimate setting in Windsor fosters a sense of community, and the hands-on approach will help you feel more confident in caring for your newborn.
