Cherry Bond is a neonatal nurse who has practiced for over 20 years. She has been involved with a world renown research team lead by Professor Vivette Glover at a leading London Hospital, looking at the positive effects of infant massage on the NICU, kangaroo care and with postnatally depressed women.

Since 1998 Cherry has been working on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Mary’s in London, which is the first and only NIDCAP training centre in the UK.

Certified Infant Massage Instructor,.
Registered Children’s Nurse,
Registered General Nurse,
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse
Positive Touch Specialist,
Brazelton Certified (NBAS)
Baby Yoga certificate,
Massage Therapist,
Lecturer/Trainer/Author, in Positive Touch on the Neonatal Unit

Training Dolls for Positive Touch© Instructors, Therapists and Baby Massage Trainers.

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Cherry Bond's Preemie Dolls are manufactured especially to Cherry's specifications to reflect the ‘feel’ of a real premature / newborn baby. The dolls reflect a baby from 36 weeks gestation (4weeks early) to newborn. They are 42 cm in length and weigh 500g so are easy to carry and store.  (Dolls clothes not included)   All Training Course participants require a Training Doll.

This course is specifically promoted for health professionals working on a Neonatal Unit Positive Touch in the Neonatal Unit This course is for staff and therapists working with the premature or newborn infant in hospital. It is an excellent foundation for those who want to help connect parents and babies through nurturing touch and introduce a Positive Touch Programme© in their Neonatal Unit. UK COURSE BOOKING PAGE CLICK HERE
Venue	Date	Click on an E-mail address below to request further information:
Arrowe Park Hospital (Merseyside)	February 11th - 12th 2010	Julie.Walsh@whnt.nhs.uk
Leicester General Hospital, Warwickshire	March 18 & 19 2010	Jan.Chandler-Smith@warkpct.nhs.uk
St. Michael's Community Centre, Barnes London SW13 0NX UK Click Here for Map Click Here for Buses	April 14th, 15th & 16th  2010	Cherrybond1@aol.com
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent	July 8th & 9th 2010	Deborah.Davey@ekht.nhs.uk
St. Michael's Community Centre, Barnes London SW13 0NX UK Click Here for Map Click Here for Buses	October 28,29th & 30th 2010	Cherrybond1@aol.com
Arrowe Park Hospital (Merseyside)	November 18th, 19th 2010	Julie.Walsh@whnt.nhs.uk

This one-day workshop is for Certified Infant Massage Instructors (CIMI) trained by the world-wide organisation - International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM). The Preterm Infant: NICU experience and beyond It is designed for CIMIs who want to know more about Neonatal Intensive/special care, and how to manage the preterm baby in their post discharge baby massage sessions. Venue Date Click on an E-mail address below to request further information:       Hinchley Wood, Esher Surrey Click Here for Map July16th 2010 Cherrybond1@aol.com The Centre, Randwick, NSW Australia Click here for further information and printable map and programme May 14th 2010 CLICK HERE TO BOOK Cherrybond1@aol.com (in UK) The Trinity Centre, Church Hill, Mill Street, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1TF. September 11th 2010 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK enquiries@childways.co.uk www.childways.co.uk St. Michael's Community Centre, Barnes London SW13 0NX UK Click Here for Map Click Here for Buses Click Here for Airports Pre GA conference CIMI Education Day Wednesday October 6th 2010 CLICK HERE TO BOOK Cherrybond1@aol.com

All donations are welcome as they help keep the cost of the course as low as possible.