Manual How to Establish an Enhanced Well Child Care Program for Teen Parents And Their Infants Compiled - March, 2018 By Liberia’s Enhanced Well Child Care Staff: Kumba Philip Joe, Coordinator Lucynthia Nippy Chea RN Cecila Nuta MD Roseda Marshall MD With Help from US Pediatric Supporters Elinor Graham MD Maggie Wheeler MD Patrician McQuilkin MD For more information: email -
[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. What is Enhanced Well Child Care for Teen Parents?………………………..3 2. Why Are These Programs Needed in Liberia?.....................................4 3. History of Enhanced Well Child Care (EWCC)…………………………………….4 4. Outcomes Monitored in EWCC Programs………………………………………….6 5. Recruitment, Structure and Activities of EWCC…………………………………7 6. Staffing and Commitments by Host Institutions……………………………….13 7. Adding Teen Parent Peer Counselors, Training and Supervision……….15 8. Medical Records……………………………………………………………………………….18 9. Health Education………………………………………………………………………………18 10. Evaluating Outcomes………………………………………………………………………19 11. Developing Partnerships for Sustainability………………………………………20 12. Challenges of the Providing Services to Teen Parents in Liberia……….21 Appendices: Appendix 1: Job Descriptions of Core Staff…………………………………………….24 Appendix 2: Teen Parent Job Description, Recruitment, Training………….28 Appendix 3: Medical Record Forms……………………………………………………….36 Appendix 4: Health Education Materials for Infants & Toddlers…………….45 Appendix 5: Family Planning Health Education Materials………………………52 Appendix 6: Reports on Program Progress and Outcomes……………………..55 2 1. What is Enhanced Well Child Care (EWCC) for Teen Parents and Infants? Liberian teen parents and their infants receive frequent clinic visits and monitoring by specially trained health care professional staff who are passionate about improving the lives of teenage parents and their infants. The program provides intensive health education both at clinic visits and at home visits from nurses and by specially trained Teen Parents Peer Counselors who work under the supervision of the program nurse.