The Philippine Essential Newborn Care & Resuscitation Program imparts a globally accepted, evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth and enables effective teamwork for healthcare professionals who attend to mothers and newborns at the time of delivery. Developed by the Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine in 2017, it has taught maternal and newborn care providers in all health care settings the basic essentials of caring for the mother and newborn immediately after the baby is born –  care of the stable baby, the small and premature baby, the stabilization of the sick newborn, and resuscitation of the newborn in distress.

The five learning modules of the course consist of the following: Essential Intrapartum and Newborn Care (EINC), Lactation Management, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), Advanced neonatal resuscitation and Stabilization of the newborn for transport (STaT). The NRPh+ Hybrid Provider’s Course incorporates various learning methods, including self-instructional modules, asynchronous didactic lectures, SCORPIO (Structured, Clinical, Objective, Referenced, Problem Orientated, Integrated and Organized) stations and hands-on case-based simulation/debriefing that target interpersonal, communication, evaluation, teaching and teamwork skills.