Name: Women's Health - Interdisciplinary Care for Pelvic Health
Start: 2026-05-14T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-14T18:30:00-04:00
Location: 3599 University Blvd S

Women's Health - Interdisciplinary Care for Pelvic Health

Discussing the evidence supporting early, hospital-based acute rehabilitation following childbirth and improving maternal care.
About this Event

OVERVIEW

Please join us for our upcoming Research-Connection event on Women's Health: Interdisciplinary Care for Pelvic Health!

SUMMARY

Postpartum rehabilitation is typically not part of routine hospital-based acute care after vaginal delivery or cesarean section in the United States. This gap in care is particularly troubling considering the overwhelming data supporting early and safe mobility in other post-surgical populations and efforts to promote continuity in care after hospital discharge in these patient populations. This continuity includes home health or outpatient rehabilitation, remote monitoring, and/or post-operative clinic visits within days or weeks following hospital discharge. Except for serious medical complications requiring emergent care, the earliest clinic visit for new mothers is 6 weeks following delivery. This presentation will provide the evidence supporting early, hospital-based acute rehabilitation following childbirth and explore the steps and stakeholders needed to develop such programs across the maternal care continuum. Last, this talk will compare both the distinct and complementary roles of occupational and physical therapists in delivering this type of care across the care continuum.

SPEAKERS:

Pam Hess, OTD, OTR, University of Florida

Rebeca Segraves, PT, DPT, Brooks Rehabilitation

EVENT DETAILS

Location: Brooks Assembly 1 & 2

3599 University Blvd S

Jacksonville, FL 32216

Date: Thursday, May 14 , 2026

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm EST

Doors open at 5:00 pm!

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