Join Katherine Sylvester, PT, DPT, Founder of Operation M.I.S.T., for an informative Maternal Heart Health Workshop. During this session, participants will:

• Review physiological changes that take place during pregnancy and following delivery.

• Discuss the morbidity associated with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and severe perineal lacerations.

• Discuss how birth givers and their families can use technology to make data-driven health decisions.

• Describe the role physical therapists can play in lifestyle and activity modification during pregnancy and following delivery to avoid preventable complications

• Discuss the role of vital sign monitoring with activity as it relates to safe discharge, activity modifications, and equipment recommendations especially for birth givers who experienced a cardiac complication, bedrest, or hemorrhage.