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Peer Health Workers:Two Peer Health workers are available to aid parents of multiples by providing information, support, and guidance both during pregnancy and after the babies' arrival. Peer Health Workers are trained by the Community Health Department of the Region of Waterloo. Peer Health Workers are an important resource for parents expecting multiples as they provide support and guidance through telephone contact and in-home visits during and after pregnancy. They also set up and conduct Expectant Parent Meetings, deliver and mail expectant parent packages, and have access to equipment for loan or rental (example: triple strollers and breastfeeding pillows). If you are expecting multiples, you are invited to contact our Peer Health Worker, Jenna Aylott at 519-696-3792 to help you prepare for your new additions.
Expectant Parents Meetings:Peer Health Workers set up and conduct Expectant Parents Meetings for parents in the Kitchener-Waterloo area who are expecting multiples. There is no cost to attend and you do not have to be a member of K-W POMBA. The meetings generally consist of presentations by Peer Health Workers and the Special Care Nursery staff, a new mother of multiples, and information about labor and postpartum support. The meetings are an opportunity for families expecting multiples to receive support, ask questions, learn about our organization, and obtain information about multiple pregnancy and life with multiples. The next Expectant
Parents Meeting is December 9, 2008 in the Gold
Room of the Kaufman Building at Grand River Hospital from 7 - 9 p.m.
A tour of the special care nursery will be included. There will be no
child care provided for this meeting.
Prenatal Health Fairs:You can also visit our Peer Health Workers at the Prenatal Health Fairs sponsored by the Region of Waterloo Public Health Department. The fairs are held three times a year - in October, February, and June. They offer extensive exhibits and valuable seminars on a wide range of subjects related to pregnancy and childbirth. Stay tuned for the next date.
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