The 4th Trimester: Postpartum Rehabilitation Course

Click Here to Download the Course Brochure This is an on-demand course which is designed for learners to engage with content at their own convenience and pace, without the need to attend live sessions.  DESCRIPTIONThe fourth trimester is the 12-week transitional period immediately after childbirth. Although the fourth trimester lays the foundation for the infant’s physical growth and neuromusculoskeletal development, it is a crucial time in physical change and healing for the mother as well.  This course seeks to discuss and describe major issues surrounding the mother during this key transitional period when many postpartum complications occur.  This course will begin with a review of musculoskeletal complications of labor and delivery and progress to discuss issues that may arise for women in the postpartum period. Rehabilitation implications in the postpartum will drive the discussion for this course.  The aim of the course is to investigate issues surrounding the mother durin