Stefanie Hudgins

2019 APNA Conference

Speakers & Schedule

CACHE Certified Master Newborn Care Specialist

NCS Placements: Doing It Well

The secret is out, and many agencies have already discovered that newborn care specialist and doula placements have become wildly popular in the last few years and can reap great rewards for business. However, many agency owners are unsure of how to run their NCS and doula searches as effectively as their long-term placements or accidentally use language or terminology that gives them away as not being true ‘experts’ in the field. This panel will feature perspectives from both agency owners who have successfully grown their NCS placements and a CACHE-certified NCS to review the scope of practice, training requirements and services they can provide an agency, and how to attract and retain five-star candidates for placing over and over again.

Biography

Stefanie Hudgins is a CACHE Certified Master Newborn Care Specialist, INA Credentialed Nanny and Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Lactation Counselor and holds an endorsement in Infant Mental Health as an Infant Family Associate. The mother of two boys, she has worked extensively in the childcare field for over 35 years. Stefanie has a background in Montessori education as well as training and education in RIE, respectful parenting methods and is currently completing her Master degree in Infant Mental Health. Stefanie also volunteers as a Speaking Ambassador for 2020 Moms, educating others about perinatal mood disorders, as a counselor with Postpartum Support International and as an accredited lactation counselor with Breastfeeding USA. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Stefanie works as a Newborn Care Specialist throughout the United States.