At Blossom & Berry, we are proud to be part of the global movement to protect, nurture, and elevate the mental and emotional wellbeing of babies and parents during the most critical window of human development—the first 1,001 days. Our work aligns deeply with leading international policies, frameworks, and Sustainable Development Goals from UNICEF, WHO, WAIMH, and the World Bank.
We are an established global education provider offering training in baby massage, baby yoga, and nature-based wellness practices that support infant mental health through nurturing touch, somatic regulation, and secure parent-infant attunement. Our courses empower thousands of practitioners, professionals, and parents to embody love-led, evidence-informed caregiving worldwide.
How Our Work Aligns with Global Goals & Standards
1. UNICEF’s Framework for Nurturing Care
We teach that nurturing care is not optional—it is essential. Our training models integrate the five pillars of UNICEF’s Nurturing Care Framework:
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Good health: Through baby yoga and movement for infant physical development.
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Adequate nutrition: Supporting breastfeeding through skin-to-skin and touch-based bonding.
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Responsive caregiving: Teaching attunement via somatic practices that enhance parent-infant connection.
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Opportunities for early learning: Encouraging sensory-rich environments from birth.
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Security and safety: Promoting environments of emotional containment and loving regulation.
Our curriculum trains practitioners to model and teach these principles at the family, community, and systemic levels.
2. WHO & UNICEF Postnatal Care & BFHI Guidelines
Our touch-based programs—delivered through demonstration dolls—complement WHO’s postnatal guidelines by promoting emotional and mental health for both baby and parent. Our ethos mirrors the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in:
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Emphasizing early bonding
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Respecting biological rhythms
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Supporting secure attachment and breastfeeding
We offer a community-based continuation of BFHI principles beyond the hospital, extending care into the home and wider caregiving systems.
3. SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being
Blossom & Berry contributes directly to Sustainable Development Goal 3, which calls for improved maternal, newborn, and child health. Our trainings:
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Reduce preventable stress and trauma in infancy
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Support maternal mental health through community and peer-to-peer support
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Promote emotional literacy in early caregiving
Our work helps build a generation of securely attached, emotionally resilient children—laying the foundation for healthier societies.
4. GSED & Early Development Measurement
We actively advocate for attuned parenting and emotionally rich environments that support the developmental indicators now measured in WHO’s Global Scales of Early Development (GSED). Our methods—including co-regulation, sensory integration, and nature connection—help meet these developmental targets in the first three years of life.
5. World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) Principles
WAIMH emphasizes the right of every baby to be loved, protected, and emotionally supported. These are the founding values of our “Love Creates Love” philosophy, which informs:
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Our baby-led education approach
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Our “1001 Days to Save the World” campaign
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Our emphasis on emotional attunement as the first language of love
We operate within a non-clinical, wellness-based model that deeply respects lived experience, emotional presence, and parent-led care.
6. Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (AAIMH) Competencies
Our training content includes parallel themes found in the IECMH competency guidelines, including:
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Early relational health
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Reflective practice
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Cross-cultural sensitivity
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Somatic co-regulation
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Trauma-informed approaches
We prepare our practitioners to work alongside health and care systems, not outside or in competition with them.
7. Nature-Based Care & Climate-Aware Practice
With programs like Tree Babies, we are at the forefront of nature-integrated infant mental health—supporting both child development and environmental stewardship. This bridges two global priorities:
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Early childhood emotional resilience
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Planetary health and sustainable caregiving
We see nature not as a backdrop, but as a co-regulator, teacher, and space of healing—especially for babies and new mothers.
Why This Matters
From the child mortality rates addressed by the SDGs, to the rise in maternal mental health crises, the need for accessible, love-led, and developmentally aligned training is urgent. Blossom & Berry answers this call by:
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Empowering local women to create safe, nurturing circles for parents and babies
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Bridging emotional care and education through somatic techniques
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Promoting peace through parenting and regulation through relationship
Our Commitment
We are committed to:
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Aligning all programs with international best practices
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Offering CPD-accredited, high-quality education rooted in emotional wellness
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Expanding access to nurturing care through scholarship programs, NGO partnerships, and global licensing
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Upholding the belief that “Babies need food to survive and love to thrive”
A Movement, Not Just a Training School
Blossom & Berry is more than education—it is a movement to restore love as the foundation of early life. Our global network of trained teachers acts as emotional first responders in the earliest stages of life, supporting the creation of emotionally safe homes, communities, and futures.
We believe that every baby’s heart deserves to be protected—and through nurturing touch, attunement, and community, we are doing just that.