Postpartum family planning: A review of programmatic approaches through the first year postpartum
May 2008
On 15 May, the ACCESS-FP Program
hosted a meeting for 48 participants from 22 organizations at the Hotel Monaco
in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences and
lessons learned in postpartum family planning (PPFP) programming, share
pre-tested tools, and prioritize topics for research and learning.
Participants included representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and cooperating agencies working in family planning and maternal and child health. Topics included postnatal and well-baby care,
and community PPFP. Another session developed an initial research
agenda and revealed common themes around the return to fertility, the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
and the transition to other FP methods, identifying ideal opportunities for integrating PPFP information and services, and documenting the strategic importance of PPFP.
To view the presentations, click on the links below:
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AGENDA |
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8:45 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00-9:30 am |
Welcome and Overview
Building on What We've Learned |
Catharine McKaig, ACCESS-FP
Patricia MacDonald, USAID |
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9:30-10:30 am |
Postnatal and and Well-Baby Care Panel
Pre-Discharge Care
Postnatal Care
LAM
Q&A |
Holly Blanchard, ACCESS-FP
Ricardo Vernon, FRONTIERS
Annette Bongiovanni, QED Group LLC |
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10:30-10:45 am |
Break |
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10:45-11:30 am |
Well Baby Care
Immunization
Q&A |
Gloria Ekpo, BASICS
Lisa Dulli, FHI |
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11:30 am-
12:30 pm |
Discussion on Special Topics
Messaging on Return to Fertility
Black Box of LAM Transition |
Barbara Deller, Jhpiego
Robin Anthony Kouyaté, ACCESS-FP
Marcos Arevalo, IRH |
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12:30-1:30 pm |
Lunch and networking
(Identification of projects open to cross visits) |
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1:30-2:30 pm |
Community PPFP Panel
Community Health Workers
The Mabrouk Initiative
Improving Men's Roles in PPC, FP
Q&A |
Robin Anthony Kouyaté, ACCESS-FP
Amrita Gill-Bailey, CCP
Leah Freij, ESD |
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2:30-2:45 pm |
Break |
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2:45-3:45 pm |
Defining an Initial
Research Agenda |
Ricardo Vernon, FRONTIERS
Patricia Stephenson, USAID |
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3:45-4:00 pm |
Closing |
Maureen Norton, USAID |
About ACCESS-FP
The ACCESS-FP Program is a five-year global
program,
sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development, with the goal of
responding to the significant unmet needs for family planning among postpartum women. As an Associate Award through the ACCESS Program,
ACCESS-FP is implemented by Jhpiego in partnership with Save the Children, Constella
Futures, the Academy for Educational Development, the American College of Nurse-Midwives
and IMA World Health.
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