C-Section Rehab: My Experience with Home Health Occupational Therapy
2026-05-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Dr. Jenna Segraves, PT, DPT, NCS shares her experience with home-based OT services after C-section complications

Four days after a C-section, Jenna couldn’t lie flat.
She was short of breath. She felt pressure in her chest. Her blood pressure had climbed far from her normal.
She went to OB triage. Her concerns weren’t taken seriously. She was told to go home and rest. With ongoing chest pressure, she was sent to the main emergency department.
While in the ED, her systolic blood pressure rose over 180 and her BNP registered at 1650. She was treated for postpartum fluid overload and acute heart failure.
Jenna is an ultra-endurance athlete who knew her baseline well. That didn’t stop this from being missed early. In this session, you’ll see exactly how this unfolded and what was missed, including the role of home health OT in the first few days after Jenna’s postpartum readmission.
Patients are discharged. Symptoms start. They go back in. They’re told it’s part of recovery. They come back again when things get worse.
We’ll talk about what therapists should be paying attention to right away after C-section, what patients are dealing with at home, and where rehab fits in before complications escalate.
If you work in acute care, home health, or outpatient, this will give you a clearer picture of what happens after discharge and what early intervention can look like in practice.
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