This alignment represents collaboration — not competition — and signals a move toward structural maturity for the newborn care profession.
About NewbornIQ
NewbornIQ, founded by Summer Hartman, provides structured training, competency development, and career-building education for newborn care professionals.
With the addition of independent third-party credentialing through GBNCS, NewbornIQ graduates now have a clear pathway to community-recognized professional certification.
About the Global Board of Newborn Care Standards (GBNCS.org)
The Global Board of Newborn Care Standards is an independently owned credentialing body operated by Jose Velez and Nicole Morales. The board provides proctored examinations, professional standards development, ethical oversight, and a consensus-based governance framework for newborn care professionals worldwide.
Its mission is not to define the profession unilaterally, but to document and uphold the standards the profession collectively determines.
