Trauma-Informed Pelvic Health Training for Birth and Beyond
Occupational therapists Lindsey Vestal, OTR/L and Lara Desrosiers, MSc. OT Reg. (Ont.) share how trauma can impact the experiences that mothers have after birth and the work of rehab therapists provid...
15 Sep 202538min
The First 7 Days
Jenna and Rebeca Segraves discuss why they advocate through Enhanced Recovery After Delivery for occupational and physical therapy to be accessible to moms within the first 7 days of giving birth.Lear...
4 Jul 20251h 10min
What moms don't learn in the hospital after c section
Dr. Addy Javes, PT, DPT is an acute care physical therapist and author of what is considered to be the first case report published in the U.S. on physical therapy in the hospital after birth. She shar...
14 Mai 202535min
Hospital Politics and Postpartum Rehab
Why are new moms often denied proactive occupational and physical therapy after an open abdominal delivery known as a cesarean section? In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Michelle Figueira, PT, DPT...
8 Mai 20251h
Dr. Lashonda Jones: Long Overdue - The Cesarean Delivery Rehab Protocol
Physical therapist, Dr. Lashonda Jones shares her personal experience with c-section recovery and the lack of resources available for new mothers. She discusses the importance of creating a standardiz...
10 Apr 202526min
The risk that is not worth taking after birth
Mothers and their birth providers face significant risk within the first few days of childbirth. We discuss what questions every mother should be asked while she is still in the hospital after birth t...
12 Apr 202429min
The future of OT practice in maternal health
Dr. Sabina Khan, PhD, OTD, OTR/L shares her personal and clinical experience with occupational therapy after birth, including the support she gives to teen moms during their vulnerable period of life.
12 Apr 202433min
Starting a maternal rehab program in the hospital
Dr. Keshia Bradford is an acute care pelvic health therapist who is transforming postpartum recovery with physical therapy in the hospital. We discuss what you need to know to offer occupational and p...
2 Apr 20241h 17min
