Enhance Function and Recovery Before and After Birth for Your Clients

We train professionals to optimize maternal and infant care in the hospital and home with Occupational and Physical Therapy

As a Perinatal Health Specialist, you will have the skills and confidence to enhance recovery and maximize function in the hospital and home around the time of:

Certified Perinatal Health Specialist (PHS)

Initial Certification:
30 Continuing Education Hours

Initial Perinatal Health Specialist Cost

Pelvic Health Network Members

$748.50 / 30-hour training
  • Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™ Certificate Training $348.50
  • Advanced Topics in Acute Perinatal Rehabilitation Certificate Training $300
  • PHS Certification Exam Fee $100

Non-Members

$1497 / 30-hour training
  • Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™ Certificate Training $697
  • Advanced Topics in Acute Perinatal Rehabilitation Certificate Training $600
  • PHS Certification Exam Fee $200

2-Year Perinatal Health Specialist Recertification:
10 Continuing Education Hours

15-hour Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™ Certificate Training fulfills Step 1 criteria for Perinatal Health Specialist (PHS) Certification

Enhanced Recovery After Delivery

Grow an OB Rehab Program in the Hospital and Home after Birth

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15-Hour CEU Livestream Annual Training
November 10 - 11, 2023

Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT | Saturday 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM MT
$ 697
00
Pelvic Health Network members: $345.80
  • Fulfills Step 1 criteria for the Perinatal Health Specialist certification
  • 15-hour CEU livestream annual training with ERAD™ co-founders: Dr. Rebeca Segraves, PT, DPT, WCS and Dr. Jenna Segraves, PT, DPT, NCS
  • NEW content will prepare therapists to start a program or grow an existing service for individuals in the hospital and community before and immediately after birth
  • Participants will be prepared to evaluate and treat individuals and their family in the hospital and home during high-risk pregnancy and within 24 - 48 hours after vaginal delivery, cesarean section, cesarean hysterectomy, perinatal loss, obstetric emergency, obstetric ICU admission, NICU admission, perineal tears, cesarean wound events, symphysis pubis dysfunction, pelvic girdle dysfunction, and more
  • Pelvic Health Network members receive 50% off of training and pay $348.50

Course Objectives

Professionals will be able to:

The Experience

5 Steps to become a Certified Perinatal Health Specialist (PHS)

Step 1: Complete the 15-hour Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™ Certificate Training

Livestream and Recorded

November 10 - 11, 2023

Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT Saturday: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM MT

Step 2: Complete the 15-hour Advanced Topics in Acute Perinatal Rehabilitation Certificate Training

Training opens February 2024

Step 3: Meet Licensure Eligibility for the Perinatal Health Specialist Certification

Professionals eligible for this certification:

  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Physical Therapist Assistants

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Certification exam opens March 2024

Step 4: Apply to take the Perinatal Health Specialist Exam

Certification and CEUs awarded to licensed rehabilitation therapists (OTs, PTs, COTAs, PTAs) who complete training requirements and successfully pass examination with a score of 80% or greater.

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Certification exam opens March 2024

Step 5: Upon passing, receive a digital copy of your certification and officially use the PHS Credentials

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Certification exam opens March 2024

Recertification: 2-Year Cycle

Complete 10 continuing education hours of Pelvic Health Network training related to maternal and/or infant health every two years OR one of the approved equivalent training activities.

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Certification exam opens March 2024

What You Get

The skills to enhance pulmonary and cardiac function in the high-risk pregnancy and postpartum populations

The confidence to create a system that reduces risk factors immediately after cesarean section, hysterectomy, and more

The knowledge to improve perineal and cesarean wound healing and reduce hospital readmissions

The ability to shorten the recovery process and increase joy in clients who typically wait weeks to months for supportive care

The techniques to spot concerns earlier and be the point of contact on a person's care team to connect them with resources throughout their first year of recovery

The Founders

Dr. Rebeca Segraves, PT, DPT, WCS

Clinical Director | Educator

Dr. Jenna Segraves, PT, DPT, NCS

Co-Founder | Educator

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Katherine Sylvester, PT, DPT

Maternal cardiac and kidney function, hypertensive disorders, and early intervention

Dr. Ann Croghan, PT, DPT, CLC

OT and PT breastfeeding interventions in the hospital and home

Dr. Erin Locati, PT, DPT

administration, reimbursement, and justification of obstetric rehab services

Dr. Amanda Heritage, PT, DPT

early recovery after perineal lacerations including OASIS, obstetric anal sphincter injuries

Use this Training to Create a Program in the Hospital and Home after Birth and Pelvic Surgery

Like you, we believe that preventative care should not wait. 

Do you believe that individuals after birth should be informed on how to enhance their function immediately after delivery without having to wait and figure out things on their own?

Are hospitals in your community offering rehab services DAILY after elective surgery yet not offering therapy ONCE to patients after cesarean section?

Are you a leader in your field, advocating to improve maternal function now to avoid unwanted symptoms later?

You can establish a new standard for care globally by optimizing function after birth and pelvic surgery directly in hospitals, birth centers, and at home where recovery begins.

Elevate care and optimize outcomes in your facility with Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™ for your staff. Schedule in-person or virtual training for your facility or academic institution.

Transform Obstetrics Care as a Perinatal Health Specialist (PHS)

PRE-REGISTER:
Exam opens March 2024