St John Ambulance: Official Baby & Paediatric First Aid

Why is baby first aid important?

Many parents are worried about different conditions that could affect their baby. If you're a parent, grandparent, a carer or if you work with babies, learning baby first aid will give you confidence to save a life when it really counts.

Our baby first aid course teaches simple, lifesaving skills. First aid topics are taught in line with babies’ developmental stages, helping to reassure parents and prepare them for the first year and beyond.

We cover a whole range of different conditions and techniques; from knowing how to put an infant in the recovery position if they are unresponsive but breathing, to giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if they’re not.

What will you learn?

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What to do if your baby is choking

What to do if your baby is unresponsive

What to do if your baby has a seizure

What to do if your baby isn’t breathing

What are the requirements?

This course is suitable for parents, grandparents and anyone who spends time looking after babies.

Who are St John Ambulance?

St John Ambulance is the UK’s leading first aid charity.

Our volunteers provide first aid in their communities, keeping people safe at events, and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls. We’re also always campaigning to raise awareness of first aid and directly educate the public.

St John Ambulance training

Every year, more than 400,000 people learn how to save a life through our training programmes, including hundreds of thousands of young people.

We’re the leading provider of workplace training, reaching over 250,000 people a year and we also teach in the community, giving people access to important skills they wouldn’t otherwise get the chance to learn.