Resources
Find below our library of resources on baby behaviour which you can use as you support parents in getting to know their new baby and in helping to promote an understanding of newborns’ communication in your workplace. Many of the resources are free to download and others can be ordered through our professional printing partners, Harlow Healthcare. We are always adding new resources so do visit this page again soon!
Scroll DownNewborn behavioural states poster
The foundations of understanding a baby’s world are the 6 behavioural states. The poster describes each of the 6 states from the baby’s point of view. An invaluable resource for parent information boards in clinics, maternity and neonatal units, birth centres and children’s centres to name a few! The poster is A3 size on durable thick photo paper.
What to do? Click the button below which will link through to the order page. We have partnered with Harlow Healthcare to print, package and post your poster to you.
How Your Baby Communicates leaflet
An introduction to your baby's behaviour, states and cues from birth to 3 months.
Formerly ‘The First Relationship’ leaflet which has been given a fresh design and updated wording. This A5 booklet written for new parents, helping them see how their newborn baby is communicating with them through his/her behaviour, encouraging more confident and responsive care. The leaflet covers: understanding the 6 states of alertness in babies; soothing a crying baby; playing and talking with your baby and signs for babies needing a break (where they may be overstimulated). This guide really is the perfect companion for parents as they get to know their new baby as a unique person.
The leaflet is is A5 size, with 7 pages of information. Please see a sample of the whole leaflet by clicking the button below.
What to do? Click the button below which will link through to the order page. We have partnered with Harlow Healthcare to print, package and post your leaflets to you. You can order in large quantities to have ready to give to the new parents in your setting.
All About Me
NBO Record Parent Keepsake
Once you are certified in the Newborn Behavioural Observations and using the tool with parents, you can make use of these leaflets to record the NBO findings as a memory for parents to keep.
The leaflets are A5 and with 4 sides of information and 2 pages to record all about the baby.
The leaflets are hole punched and fit perfectly into the Child Health Record (Red) Book.
Newborn Communication Poster
'Learning What your Newborn Baby is Saying to You'
Our much-loved poster shares with parents the ways in which their newborn baby is communicating with them. Covers sleep, feeding cues, talking and playing, overstimulation and much more. Designed with beautiful illustrations and written from the baby’s perspective. An invaluable resource for parent information boards in clinics, maternity and neonatal units, birth centres and children’s centres to name a few! The poster is A2 size on durable thick photo paper.
What to do? Click the button below which will link through to the order page. We have partnered with Harlow Healthcare to print, package and post your poster to you.
**NEW** My First Language
An illustrated guide to your newborn baby's behaviour
This A5 12 page booklet is the companion to our much loved Newborn Baby Communication poster (see above). Jam packed with beautiful drawings by HelenetheIllustrator that demonstrate how your baby uses their body language and cues to communicate how they are feeling and what they need from you. Every illustration, specially commissioned for the Brazelton Centre UK, focuses on a different message your baby will communicate with both text from their perspective and a short easy-to-understand explanation.
Bonding with Your Baby Before Birth
A4 Printable Poster
First produced for Baby Communication Awareness Week 2021, this poster shares some ideas about how parents can bond with their baby before birth The poster includes a beautiful illustration by Helene the Illustrator who has also done work for us on our Baby Communication Poster (above). The poster is A4 size and be easily printed at homme or work to display for expectant parents.
What to do? Click the button below which will open up the PDF file. At the top of the window you will see the buttons for printing and downloading the poster. It should be printed on A4 paper, portrait orientation. Any standard printer can be used. We would recommend printing in colour to make the poster more eye catching.
Watching the Baby Together resource
Questions to prompt discussion with parents
A list of questions to use as part of an NBO session to involve the parents in asking about their baby. This resource was made during the COVID 19 pandemic when some professionals were able to be less hand-ons with babies. However they applicable and can be used at any time when observing and getting to know a baby with his/her parents.
What to do? Click the button below which will open up the PDF file. At the top of the window you will see the buttons for printing and downloading the resource. It should be printed on A4 paper, portrait orientation. Any standard printer can be used. We would recommend printing in colour to make the resource more eye catching.
Brazelton Courses A4 Printable Poster
Loved the NBO or NBAS course you have attended and want to share about it with all your professional colleagues? This poster is created for exactly that! Simply download this A4 PDF, print it out and pin it up in your workplace staff room, handover room or office. The poster includes a QR code for easy and immediate access to much more information on the NBO and NBAS courses on the Brazelton Centre UK website.
What to do? Click the button below which will open up the PDF file. In the top right hand side of the window you will see the buttons for printing and downloading the poster. It should be printed on A4 paper, portrait orientation. Any standard printer can be used. We would recommend printing in colour to make the poster more eye catching.
My First Christmas
Seeing Christmas through your baby's eyes
What is it like to be a baby at Christmas time? The festive season brings with it many sensory experiences for all of us but it can be especially stimulating for newborns who are having their very first Christmas! We’ve put together some ideas for new parents (and the rest of us!) on enjoying the Christmas period with a new baby and tips on how to keep the baby’s perspective in mind during this time of year.
What to do? Click the button below which will open up the PDF file. In the top right hand side of the window you will see the buttons for printing and downloading the poster. It should be printed on A4 paper, landscape orientation. We would recommend printing in colour to make the poster more eye catching.