Course Includes
90 minutes of on-demand instruction Immediate access and self-paced learning 120 days of course access Downloadable professional handouts ' 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) Certificate of completion Bibliography with supporting evidence Full purchase price credited toward the Comprehensive Infant Feeding Success™ Provider Course
What You’ll Learn
The Nurtured Feeding Approach™ (NFA™) framework and why the feeding relationship is foundational to Infant Feeding Success™ The core components of the FirstSTAGES Age & Evidence-Based Feeding Guide™, unique to the NFA™, including feeding patterns, nipple flow, positioning, and growth trends How responsive, cue-based feeding supports Suck-Swallow-Breathe (SSB) development and infant self-regulation How these concepts create the foundation for evidence-based clinical reasoning in infant feeding
Start Here. Then Go Deeper with Comprehensive IFS™
Infant Feeding Success™ Overview is a module from the full Comprehensive Infant Feeding Success™ course and a great way to get started with the Nurtured Feeding Approach™ framework. Join the Comprehensive IFS waitlist for pre-launch access and discounts. Waitlist members can apply the full price of this Overview toward the Comprehensive IFS course. The full course goes much deeper into assessment, symptom and root-cause analysis, clinical triage, and 13+ tools and methods to help guide individualized feeding plans. Start here. Get inspired. Then go deeper with Comprehensive IFS.™
Who Is This Course For?
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) Occupational Therapists & Physical Therapists (OTs/PTs) Hospital & Early Intervention Professionals Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs/CLCs) Registered Dietitians & Nutrition Professionals Pediatric Medical Providers (Physicians, Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants) Students, new graduates, and clinicians seeking a deeper understanding of infant feeding through the Nurtured Feeding Approach™
Continuing Education
Earn 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Certificate of Completion provided after course completion and submission of the course feedback form Professional Development Hours (PDHs) count toward ASHA certification maintenance requirements
Continuing Education Note
May also qualify for Occupational Therapy (OT), Early Intervention (EI), and other professional development requirements Participants are responsible for verifying acceptance with their individual licensing board, employer, or credentialing organization
Why Choose the NFA™
Moves beyond volume-driven feeding to support developmentally appropriate, relationship-centered feeding Integrates evidence-based science with responsive, relationship-centered care Promotes confident caregivers, trusting relationships, and positive feeding experiences
Meet Ann Marie, your guide to Infant Feeding Success™
Ann Marie Presberg-Martinez is a Speech-Language Pathologist, pediatric feeding specialist, founder of FirstSTAGES Feeding Specialists, and creator of the Nurtured Feeding Approach™ (NFA™). 27+ years of pediatric feeding experience Founder of FirstSTAGES Feeding Specialists Creator of the Nurtured Feeding Approach™ (NFA™) Experience across Early Intervention, NICU, PICU, hospital, outpatient, and private practice Developer of the FirstSTAGES Age & Evidence-Based Feeding Guide™ Developer of the FirstSTAGES Feeding Calculator™ Passionate about helping families and professionals support feeding through development, regulation, evidence-based practice, and relationship-centered care
What's Next?
This Is Just the Beginning
The Infant Feeding Success™ Provider Overview introduces the foundational principles of the Nurtured Feeding Approach™
Master the NFA™
The Comprehensive Infant Feeding Success™ Provider Course expands these foundational concepts through advanced clinical reasoning, practical application, case-based learning, and evidence-based intervention strategies. Join our waitlist to be notified when the course opens again- soon!
Apply Your Purchase Toward the Full Course
Use your Overview purchase toward the Comprehensive Infant Feeding Success™ Provider Course. JOIN our WAITLIST for pre-launch updates & discounts and to get your upgrade link with discount applied.
Begin Your Journey!
Discover the Nurtured Feeding Approach™
$75.00