Acute Rehab for the Perinatal Population: 0 to 6 Weeks After Delivery

have access to occupational and physical therapy after their major open abdominal surgery. Traditionally, patients start postpartum
rehab six weeks or more after birth, which is outside of the critical period when the
majority of maternal complications occur. Most maternal deaths that are associated
with hypertensive disorders and eclampsia occur during postpartum week 1, and the
majority of maternal deaths associated with infection occur between days 8 and 42.
Occupational and physical therapists who work in the hospital and home are in a
unique position to identify individuals who may be at greater risk for postpartum
complications through evidence-based practice and the use of functional outcome
measures.

This webinar will review high-quality rehab interventions and screening tools
that assist the maternal medical team with identifying high-risk postpartum individuals
to improve maternal function in the immediate postpartum period.