The planning faculty included a certified childbirth
educator who taught the perinatal material
and a certified pediatric nurse practitioner who regularly
taught infant care. A third instructor joined
the team, an International Board Certified Lactation
Consultant, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
nurse, and coincidentally, a mother of twins who
were breastfed. The best location for the class was
determined to be at the hospital itself, rather than
a suburban satellite, so that the tours of the Level 4
NICU and the inpatient setting would be accessible.
The faculty identified that giving expectant parents
the opportunity to see the actual locations for caregiving
and potentially meet the NICU staff in person
would be a comfort to them.