Maternity Nurses & Night Nannies
The Nanny Connection helps families find experienced maternity practitioners and night nannies, providing expert newborn care and support during the early weeks and months after birth.
All of our maternity practitioners will follow our values, have a minimum qualification in post natal and newborn care, at least 2 years experience of working with families with newborn babies, CPD in breast feeding, tongue tie and sleep training, and would have usually branched into maternity work from being a Nanny or working in a child care related setting, or alternatively a neonatal nursing background or midwifery.
Maternity Practitioner or Night Nanny: Which Support Do You Need?
| Support | Maternity Practitioner | Night Nanny |
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| Best suited for | Families looking for broader newborn support during the early weeks after birth. | Families who need dedicated overnight support and help getting more rest. |
| Main focus | Newborn care, feeding support, routines and helping parents feel confident caring for their baby. | Overnight newborn care, settling and supporting healthy sleep routines. |
| Support can include | Feeding guidance, bathing, changing, settling, baby care and establishing routines. | Night feeds, changing, settling baby back to sleep and overnight support. |
| Typical arrangement | Support can vary depending on each family’s needs and may include daytime and/or overnight care. | Usually focused on overnight hours to allow parents to rest and recover. |
Find a Maternity Practitioner
A maternity practitioner will be able to help and support new parents in all aspects of caring for their newborn baby, allowing parents the balance to rest and re-cooperate after giving birth, as well as guiding them and giving reassurance and confidence in their new roles.They will provide practical help with the care of their baby which will include
- Feeding
- Bathing
- Nappy changing
- Dressing
- How to wind correctly
- Settling your baby at sleep times
Based on the approach you would like to follow, they can either create a tailored routine for your baby to adjust to, encouraging structure for you and your baby, or alternatively follow more of a baby led approach.
They can also provide guidance on either bottle or breast feeding, or combination feeding.
Maternity practitioners are responsible for Nursery Duties which include:
- Sterilising bottles and equipment
- Keeping the nursery clean and tidy
- Changing cot sheets
- The baby’s laundry and organisation of the baby’s clothes
- Maintaining the supply of nappies and emptying any nappy bins.
They can also support and include siblings with the new baby, encouraging acceptance and developing their new role as a big brother or sister.
A maternity practitioner will usually work 24 hours, with a 4 hour break daily for up to 6 days a week. The average duration of the booking can vary from 2 to 12 weeks, but this can vary and be longer. A maternity night nanny works usually between the hours of 9pm-7am.
Maternity Night Nanny or Night Time Duties
The maternity practitioner will share a bedroom with the baby at night to enable parents to catch up on their sleep. If you are breastfeeding, the maternity practitioner can bring baby into you to feed and once finished, the maternity practitioner will then wind, nappy change and resettle.
Maternity Practitioners are self employed and and are responsible for setting their own rates, which we will quote to you when sending you their information. They are responsible for their own taxes and insurance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the difference between a maternity practitioner and a night nanny?
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A maternity practitioner provides broader newborn support during the early weeks after birth, helping families with feeding, baby care, settling routines and building confidence as new parents.
A night nanny focuses specifically on overnight support, helping with night feeds, changing, settling and caring for your baby so parents can get more rest.
Some maternity practitioners can also provide overnight support, depending on the family’s individual requirements.
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What is a maternity practitioner?
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What support can a maternity practitioner provide?
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When should I consider hiring a maternity practitioner?
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What qualifications and experience do your maternity practitioners have?
A Message from Allie, Founder of The Nanny Connection
With 30 years’ experience in childcare, including time as a Norland Nanny and over 12 years in nanny recruitment, Allie understands how important it is to find the right person for your family. She works closely with parents to understand what they really need, offering practical advice and a personal approach throughout the process.
If you’d like to talk through your family’s childcare needs, Allie would be very happy to help!
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