A doula is a trained professional who provides expert guidance, emotional and physical support throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum. They teach and help you take care of yourself and your newborn (and also give you the opportunity to get some much-needed rest!)

Sample list of services a doula provides:

• Physical and emotional support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum
• Breast & bottle feeding support, including pumping & engorgement therapy
• Establishing newborn procedures & routines, such as sleep & feeding schedules
• Responding to the emotional & practical needs of a mother & family, postpartum
• Light housekeeping
• Errands
• Meal preparation

A maternity nurse or newborn care specialist is a non-medically trained newborn expert who helps care for your newborn, focusing mainly on the infant so that parents can rest. They typically work in 12 or 24 hour shifts and can work overnight. All our maternity nurses are highly trained and certified by top institutions worldwide.

Sample list of services a maternity nurse provides:

• Feeding
• Bathing
• Washing, cleaning & sterilizing bottles and other items related to the infant
• Establishing sleep & feeding schedules
• Consultation on swaddling, breastfeeding, umbilical cord & circumcision care or any special care baby might require
• Receiving baby at hospital or when parents arrive home from hospital if required
• Preparing your home for baby

The main responsibility of a nanny is to care for your children beyond their infancy, supporting their developmental milestones. Every family has different needs and services vary depending on the nanny that you hire. You might require a Nanny Tutor to also provide academic support or a Nanny/Family Assistant to help run your house. Nannies can work in a variety of different schedules and set-ups; long-term, temporary, full or part-time, live-in, live-out, travel nannies and more. Please get in touch to find out more about what specialized services a nanny can offer.

Sample list of services a nanny can provide:

• Meal preparation
• Homework assistance/tutoring
• Extracurricular activities & play-date coordination
• Play time!
• Driving/carpool
• Family calendar management
• Children’s laundry & light housekeeping
• Organization of children’s rooms/playrooms
• Liaison between school and parents
• Household errands

A governess or governor is a qualified professional who teaches, trains and is a role model to children. Though they might be required to provide care to a certain degree, they are more focused on education and tend to work with children from around the age of 6 up to 18. A governess or governor will be highly educated and experienced in the fields that are of interest to your child or teenager, such as specific school subjects, sports or arts, so that the governess or governor can provide bespoke tutoring in such fields. They typically work in 8 hour shifts on a full time, part time, live-in or live-out basis.

Sample list of services a governess can provide:

• Companionship
• Homework assistance/tutoring
• Sports, music, language or art lessons
• Act as a role model
• Teaching good manners and values
• Activity coordination

A tutor is a qualified professional who will educate and support your child or teen in specific school subjects, languages, sports or arts. Tutors are normally hired on an hourly basis and can work remotely or on-site, but can be hired for longer hours and periods, depending on your child’s needs.

Sample list of services a tutor can provide:

• Tutoring in specific school subjects, languages, sports or arts
• Lesson preparation and delivery
• Keeping track of student’s progress and reporting to parents