LIVE and RECORDED: January 20, 2026 | 7 - 9 PM ET

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Audience: OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs

About This Training

The early postpartum period is a critical window for rehabilitation intervention, yet many occupational and physical therapists lack a clear clinical framework for evaluation and treatment during the first six weeks postpartum. While delayed initiation of care may contribute to prolonged dysfunction, uncertainty regarding appropriate assessment, intervention, and education often limits early engagement by rehabilitation professionals.

This course provides a structured, week-by-week clinical roadmap for occupational and physical therapists working with postpartum clients during the first 6 weeks postpartum across acute care, home health, outpatient, and telehealth settings. Participants will learn to complete comprehensive early postpartum evaluations, including vital sign monitoring, head-to-toe physical assessment, activity tolerance, and functional performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).

The course emphasizes collaborative goal-setting based on client priorities for caregiving, return to activity, and daily function. Participants will also learn to safely reintroduce foundational movement patterns, integrate partners and caregivers into care planning, and provide anticipatory guidance related to childcare demands, intimacy, and graded return to activity. Content is grounded in current rehabilitation scope of practice and emphasizes clinical reasoning, patient safety, and functional outcomes during the early postpartum period.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Analyze early postpartum clinical findings, including vital signs, head-to-toe physical assessment, activity tolerance, and ADL/IADL performance, to inform safe intervention planning

• Apply a structured, week-by-week clinical framework to differentiate assessment priorities and intervention strategies across Weeks 0-6 postpartum

• Design client-centered treatment plans that support participation in ADL

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