Overview Objectives Goal Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP) for Community Health Workers (CHW) Session 1 Tell participants that this will be the opening session and will provide an overview of what they will be learning during during the next 3 days. Overview Objectives Goal Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

PPFP Workshop for CHWs: What will you learn about? You will learn about postpartum family planning (PPFP) methods and how to counsel women Tell CHWs that this is what they will learn. Photo credit: Robin Anthony Kouyate 2 Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Objective By the end of the workshop, CHWs will be able to discuss: Why postpartum family planning (PPFP) is key to keeping mothers and babies healthy Tell participants that by the end of the workshop, they will be able to discuss the importance of postpartum family planning (PPFP) for the health of mothers and babies. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

PPFP counseling: Why? Ask participants to explain what this picture tells them about the need for PPFP counseling. Mention that if women have too many children close together, their children may not be healthy, her health may suffer, and she may not be able to take care of all the needs of her children. Explain that as a CHW, you want the women and babies in your community to be as healthy as possible. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Postpartum family planning is a life-saving measure for mothers and babies! It helps to: Prevent deaths of mothers Prevent newborn and child deaths Reduce chances that babies are born too soon or too small Explain each of the bullets as a way in which PPFP saves the lives of mothers and babies. Mention that babies who are born too early or too small are more likely to die. Photo credit: Robin Anthony Kouyate Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Objective By the end of the workshop, CHWs will be able to explain to mothers and families: Healthy spacing of pregnancy (HSP) and return to fertility (RTF) Explain that by the end of the workshop they will be able to explain to mothers and families about Healthy Spacing of Pregnancy (HSP) and Return to Fertility (RTF). If teaching in a language other than English, the acronyms will be different. Adjust accordingly. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

What do you see? Ask the group of participants what they see in this picture. Reinforce answers such as “a tired mother,” “a father that may be worried that he cannot care for his large family,” “too many children” or “children who do not have sufficient clothes or attention.” Use the words that the participants use when explaining the photo. Photo credit: ACCESS Nigeria Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

A family With many children, close in age Remind the participants that the photo showed many children, close in age. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Objective By the end of the workshop, CHWs will be able to talk with families about family planning: Myths Misunderstandings Religious beliefs Explain that they will learn how to talk with families about myths, misunderstandings and religious beliefs that may affect a couple’s decision to use PPFP. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Dispel myths and beliefs that are wrong Ask participants to mention one or two myths or misunderstandings that they have heard. Correct these before moving on. Photo credit: Angela Nash Mercado Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Objective By the end of the workshop, CHWs will be able to: Show they have learned PPFP counseling skills Make the PPFP counseling guide a useful tool Explain that they will learn to demonstrate PPFP counseling skills and use the PPFP pictorial counseling guide effectively. Show participants the pictorial counseling guide. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Counseling with PPFP counseling guide Mention that the counseling guide will help them remember what they need to discuss with a woman during counseling. Photo credit: Robin Anthony Kouyate Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Objective By the end of the workshop, CHWs will be able to: Counsel women on all the family planning methods they can use while they breastfeed, including: Lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) Switching to other modern FP methods Tell them that they will learn how to counsel women on all available FP methods to use while breastfeeding, including LAM, and they will learn about how to switch from LAM to other modern FP methods Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

Giving PPFP counseling on modern methods Mention that their counseling will need to adjust to the local situation for the women they counsel. If mothers sit on the floor, they may want to sit on the floor while talking to them so that the mothers will feel comfortable. Photo credit: ACCESS-FP Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop

CHW PPFP counselor Who: The Community Health Worker—YOU! Why: To improve the lives of mothers and babies When: When the woman is pregnant and after she gives birth—No missed chances! Where: Household and clinic visits How: By giving the PPFP messages Explain each bullet on the slide. Community Health Worker Postpartum Family Planning Workshop