Advanced Newborn Care Specialist
Erica Harris
I support private families through high-acuity newborn care, 24/7 coverage, travel, sleep conditioning, feeding support, and calm postpartum transitions.
I bring calm, clinical awareness, discretion, and confident care to families during the most vulnerable weeks at home.
Professional profile
A steady expert for complex newborn and postpartum needs.
I am an Advanced Newborn Care Specialist, Postpartum Doula, Pediatric Sleep Consultant, and Postpartum Nutritionist with more than 20 years of private newborn and postpartum experience.
My background includes 24/7 and rotational care, domestic and international travel, staffed households, high-profile homes, twins, micro-preemies, and infants requiring medical support such as oxygen, pulse oximetry, apnea monitoring, bilirubin therapy, and NG/G-tube care.
High-acuity support
Prepared for delicate transitions from hospital to home.
My strongest work is where newborn care, parent education, feeding plans, medical routines, household privacy, and consistent documentation all need to move together.
Care approach
Evidence-based, calm, and family-aware.
Medical awareness
Experienced with reflux, allergies, oxygen, pulse oximetry, apnea monitors, NG/G-tube feeding, bilirubin blankets, wound care, and therapy coordination.
Parent confidence
Provides clear education around feeding, safe sleep, soothing, development, routines, documentation, and what to expect between shifts.
Discreet household fit
Comfortable inside HNW, high-profile, fully staffed, and high-expectation homes that require professionalism, privacy, and polished communication.
Responsive structure
Builds calm routines around the infant’s developmental stage, feeding needs, medical considerations, family preferences, and household rhythm.
Key skills
Specialized care areas.
High-acuity newborn care
Micro-preemies, twins, reflux, oxygen, pulse oximetry, apnea monitoring, bilirubin blanket support, and NG/G-tube routines.
24/7 coverage
Overnight, live-in, rotational, emergency placement, and short-term intensive newborn contracts.
Feeding and sleep
Lactation support, bottle transitions, reflux-aware feeding, sleep conditioning, and sustainable newborn routines.
Private household fit
HNW/UHNW homes, staffed households, travel, discretion, documentation, and staff continuity.
Parent and postpartum support
Clear parent coaching, recovery-aware support, family-affirming care, and calm guidance through early postpartum weeks.
Work history
Selected newborn care placements.
Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Newborn Care Specialist, 24/7 Care | Private Family – Washington, DC
Emergency placement assuming primary newborn care while the mother was hospitalized. Provided full newborn support, bottle-to-breastfeeding transition, early sleep foundations, parent education, and calm continuity during a high-stress family situation.
Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Newborn Care Specialist, 24/7 Care, Travel, Lactation and Sleep | Washington, DC
Provided continuous newborn care for an infant with severe reflux, supporting formula transitions, lactation goals, reflux-aware routines, sleep conditioning, detailed logs, and travel with the family.
Jun 2022 – Nov 2022
Newborn Care Specialist, 24/7 Micro-Preemie Twins | Northern Virginia
Supported 26-week micro-preemie twins from hospital transition through home care, including oxygen tubing, pulse oximetry, frequent medical appointments, nurse visits, PT/OT exercises, family education, feeding routines, and structured care.
May 2025 – Jun 2025
Newborn Care Specialist, Daytime Twins | Private Family – McLean, VA
Provided daytime twin care with a focus on synchronized routines, nap training, feeding rhythm, soothing strategies, developmental engagement, and parent communication.
Feb 2024 – Sep 2024
Nanny / Newborn Care Specialist, 24/7 Care and Travel | Private Family – McLean, VA
Supported a high-profile household through 24/7 care, domestic and international travel, allergy-aware routines, formula intolerance concerns, and discreet, adaptable private-family support.
Credentials
Training that supports high-standard newborn care.
Advanced Newborn Care Specialist
Foundational and advanced NCS training, plus continued professional development in newborn and family support.
NICU and Postpartum Doula
Certified postpartum doula with additional postpartum nutrition and holistic health practitioner education.
Pediatric Sleep Consultant
Sleep consultant certification and additional professional coursework in age-appropriate sleep support.
Current Safety Training
Adult, child, and infant CPR / First Aid / AED / BLS current through May 2026, plus neonatal resuscitation and NICU doula training.
Best fit
Where I am most useful.
- Families needing 24/7, overnight, live-in, travel, or rotational newborn care
- Parents navigating reflux, feeding challenges, medical equipment, or NICU transition needs
- Households seeking calm specialist support for twins, preemies, or medically complex infants
- High-profile, staffed, or private households that require discretion and consistent documentation
References
References shared privately.
Private family names, household details, and reference contact information should be shared only after an appropriate agency or family introduction.
Contact
Request my availability.
My full work history and detailed credentials are available in the resume. I am fully vaccinated, TrustLine registered, and travel-ready with TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, and CLEAR.