When I first started treating patients in the hospital after c-section and cesarean hysterectomy, there wasn't one OT in the facility who treated women after birth. I would call over to the pediatric unit to speak with an OT and ask about equipment that could benefit mothers after their open abdominal surgery. I saw women who couldn't stand longer than one minute in a warm shower, who had trouble with dressing and putting on socks, and who needed more assistance with perineal care than the postpartum nurses could provide, especially if they had a foley catheter from a bladder injury during their surgical birth.
During Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, I have the honor of speaking with Lindsey Vestal, OTR/L, CEO of The Functional Pelvis, about the irreplaceable role that Occupational Therapists have in maternal and pelvic health and how we will distinguish these professionals in the future so that every patient has access to one in the hospital and community.
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