Events for June 16, 2026

I was in a Zoom meeting with the lead OT and PT of the acute care maternal rehab program at one of the leading academic medical centers in the U.S. They were explaining how they started a service line that offers rehab to mothers during hospital admission after birth when they noticed another need: OB nurses wanted to learn what they were teaching patients in the hospital room with their anatomical pelvic model. During a treatment session, a nurse had observed the therapist use the pelvic model with a new mom after a perineal tear and discuss the pelvic health treatment plan she created for her. The nurse left the room and when the therapist ended her session, she was met with a team of OB nurses at the nurse's station on the mother baby unit. They wanted to see the pelvic model and learn the pelvic floor education that the therapists were providing to women after vaginal delivery before discharge. What started as an acute care maternal rehab program expanded into an interdisciplinary postpartum recovery model led by occupational therapists, physical therapists, OB nurses, and OB/GYNs. The Pelvic Health Network's Postpartum Recovery Hospital Directory tracks 128 facilities that offer rehab services on the maternity unit. These programs have quickly grown into a movement that is expanding access to early recovery care after birth in hospitals, home health, outpatient clinics, and virtual care. In every setting where a therapist was willing to build the referral pathway, clinicians have learned the fundamental skill that gets buy-in from the maternal care team: how to communicate the value to mothers earlier after birth. In our workshop on Tuesday, June 16 at 7 PM ET, therapists will receive the presentation template to communicate their role, and learn what to include, who to invite, and how to build the case for early maternal rehab in every setting for moms who want access to postpartum recovery care. See you then, Rebeca Segraves, Pelvic Health Network REGISTER HERE