BSRC_BF_Facilitators_cover_EN_FNL_8.5X11 1/9/19 3:29 PM Page 1 Breastfeeding Peer Support Training Toolkit BSRC_BF_Facilitator_Binder_EN_fnl 16-05-04 7:29 PM Page I Acknowledgments The Best Start Resource Centre thanks the writers of the toolkit for their role in researching and writing this resource. Writers • Carol Hamilton Breastfeeding/parenting counsellor and author • Michelle Buckner Kitchener/Waterloo Breastfeeding Buddies coordinator and La Leche League Leader • Teresa Pitman Author and La Leche League Leader Advisory Committee • Jennifer Abbass-Dick • Stephanie George, IBCLC Assistant Professor Oneida Nation, Six Nations of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Grand River Territory • Hoa Duong Aboriginal Midwife Registered Nurse EC, IBCLC • Dr. Patricia Mousmanis, MD CCFP FCFP Somerset West Community Health Centre, Coordinator, Healthy Child Development Ottawa Program • Kathryn Forsyth Ontario College of Family Physicians Public Health Dietitian, Family Health Nutrition • Kristina Niedra Advisory/BFI Working Group Representative Project Manager Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Michael Garron Hospital Public Health • Teresa Pitman • Kelly Graff Writer and Author Registered Midwife La Leche League Canada Northern Representative, Association • Debbie Silvester of Ontario Midwives Manager of Healthy Families Association of Ontario Midwives Windsor-Essex County Health Unit • Dr. Lisa Graves, MD CCFP FCFP • Anne Smith Associate Professor, University of Toronto Public Health Nurse Department of Family and Community Medicine past chair, Baby-Friendly Initiative Ontario • Beverly Guttman, MSW RSW Baby-Friendly Initiative Ontario Senior Project Manager • Gillian Szollos Provincial Council for Maternal Health Promoter and Child Health Carlington Community Health Centre, Ottawa • Dr. Susan Hayward, MD CCFP FCFP FABM • Linda Young Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster University Director, Maternal Newborn and Child Health Queen Square Family Health Team, Brampton Mental Health, Interprofessional Practice • Janet Moorhead-Cassidy and Organizational Learning Director, Health Promotion Department BFI Strategy Lead Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit Michael Garron Hospital Thank you to the advisory committee members who provided support and feedback throughout the process. Breastfeeding Peer Support Training Toolkit I BSRC_BF_Facilitator_Binder_EN_fnl 16-05-04 7:29 PM Page II Reviewers A special thank you to the expert reviewers who gave their time and contributed their wisdom. • Catherine McEvilly Pestl, IBCLC Lactation Consultant Flemingdon Health Centre • Sarah Milne Health Promoter Northwest Community Team Grey Bruce Public Health • Marina Green, RN MSN IBCLC BFI Assessor A special thank you to the team members of the BFI Strategy for Ontario, who provided expert feedback and support. Use of this Resource The Best Start Resource Centre thanks you for your interest in, and support of, our work. Best Start permits others to copy, distribute, or reference/source the work for non-commercial purposes on the condition that full credit is given. Because our resources are designed to support local health promotion initiatives, we would appreciate knowing how this resource has supported, or been integrated into, your work ([email protected]). Citation Best Start Resource Centre. (2016). Breastfeeding Peer Support Training Toolkit. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: author. For copyright or reproduction information contact: Best Start Resource Centre Health Nexus 180 Dundas Street West, Suite 301 Toronto Ontario M5G 1Z8 www.beststart.org | www.healthnexus.ca [email protected] Funding This document has been prepared with funds provided by the Government of Ontario. The information herein reflects the views of the authors and is not officially endorsed by the Government of Ontario. The resources and programs cited throughout this resource are not necessarily endorsed by the Best Start Resource Centre. II www.beststart.org BSRC_BF_Facilitator_Binder_EN_fnl 16-05-04 7:29 PM Page III Table of Contents Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................... I Table of Contents........................................................................................................................... III Facilitator Guide ......................................................................................................................... VII Introduction for the Facilitator ......................................................................................................... 1 Creating a Peer Support Program .............................................................................................. 1 Questions to Ask Before You Create Your Program................................................................. 1 What Peer Support Volunteers Do......................................................................................... 2 Preparing Yourself to Train the Peer Support Volunteers......................................................... 2 Potential Peer Support Volunteers ......................................................................................... 3 Planning Your Training Program ............................................................................................... 3 Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 4 Use of Social Media in Peer Support Programs ...................................................................... 4 Location .............................................................................................................................. 5 Room Requirements............................................................................................................. 5 Child Care ........................................................................................................................... 5 Advance Preparation............................................................................................................ 6 Snacks and Drinks ............................................................................................................... 7 Lessons to Be Learned.......................................................................................................... 7 Evaluation of Training .............................................................................................................. 7 Ongoing Training ..................................................................................................................... 8 Bias Exercise............................................................................................................................ 8 Introduction to the Breastfeeding Peer Support Training Toolkit......................................................... 9 Training Materials .................................................................................................................... 9 Training Summary Charts......................................................................................................... 9 Pre-Training......................................................................................................................... 9 Module 1: Peer Support for Breastfeeding ............................................................................ 11 Module 2: The Importance of Breastfeeding ........................................................................ 12 Module 3: Breastfeeding Support: Global and Individual...................................................... 13 Module 4: Preparing to Breastfeed: Pregnancy and the Early Days........................................ 14 Module 5: Breastfeeding Challenges and the Role of Peer Support Volunteers ....................... 16 Module 6: Peer Support Volunteer – Ready Set Go! .............................................................. 18 Breastfeeding Peer Support Training Toolkit III BSRC_BF_Facilitator_Binder_EN_fnl 16-05-04 7:29 PM Page IV MODULE 1: Peer Support for Breastfeeding................................................................................. 19 Module 1 Facilitator Notes...................................................................................................... 20 Module 1 Topics................................................................................................................. 20 Welcome............................................................................................................................ 20 Getting to Know the Peers-In-Training ................................................................................. 20 Breastfeeding and Peer Support .......................................................................................... 24 Break................................................................................................................................. 25 Myths and Misinformation about Breastfeeding................................................................... 25 Feeling Supported .............................................................................................................. 26 Self-Care............................................................................................................................ 28 Peer Resource Guide..........................................................................................................