PURPOSE:
The poster will present how we can get inspiration and new knowledge from exchange of experience where the context is both similar and different from ours.

DISCUSSION:
I´m a midwife working in Malmö at the breastfeeding clinic and BB-hemma (postnatal care at home).As a midwife, I have contact with a project in Malmö called Yalla Lotsarna. Together with them I participate in a breastfeeding-café. The main purpose is to talk about breastfeeding. Often it develops into talks and discussions about women's health in general. Yalla Lotsarna are available for migrants and newcomers who are expected to become a mother or is a mother of 0-5 years old child. Yalla Lotsarna work based on individual needs and conditions to strengthen women/mothers in their role as a mother and make various social functions available. Their focus is to create relationships based on trust, confidence and respect for women in fertile age. Yalla Lotsarna give empowerment and opportunities to create a good life for the women and their children. Yalla Lotsarna are inspired by an organization in Capetown South-Africa: Mentor Mother Program Philani.

EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
The Mentor Mother Program Philani takes a holistic approach to primary health care.This community-based program focuses on bringing a supportive and informative primary healthcare intervention into the homes of families. Mentor Mothers guide mothers through the rehabilitation of their underweight children, support pregnant mothers to improve birth outcomes, decrease the number of children born with a low birth weight and assist in the prevention of a number of infectious diseases.

KEY MESSAGE:
Together with Yalla Lotsarna I visited Philani in November 2024. After the visit and three years on site experience I am convinced that this kind of exchange is a good example how midwifery experience may be shared and gain significance in society. Poster session 2 (Group A)