Disparities: Patients in maternity hospital systems after C-section, a major open abdominal surgery, are not offered rehab and early recovery education as a standard of care even though patients are taught how to recover earlier after other surgeries like a ACL repair (1)

Acute rehab: Cesarean sections are the single largest contributor to maternal injury and professionals who are trained to provide early rehab education and recovery plans teach families on how to reduce surgical complications sooner (2)

Through Enhanced Recovery After Delivery, leaders in maternal-infant health and rehabilitation provide early recovery education within maternity hospitals and in the home, either in-person or virtually, to enhance the understanding that families have about their mental and physical function within the first 6 weeks after birth (3)

Peer-reviewed publications and resources educate the public on how to start occupational and physical therapy sooner in the hospital after birth to gain the most benefit from an individualized rehab and recovery plan within the first 6 weeks postpartum when this information has the highest impact (4)

Online directories educate the public on which maternity hospitals in the U.S. provide rehab education after birth, including cesarean section, before hospital discharge so that families and providers are informed of their postpartum recovery plan prior to delivery (5)

Birth recovery training programs expand multidisciplinary education to non-medical professionals in fitness, wellness, and doula work so they can spot maternal health complications earlier and collaborate with the entire care team to expedite care for their clients (6)