Maternal Morbidity - Defining, Measuring, and Impacting
Maternal Morbidity - Defining, Measuring, and Impacting
1 hour 30 minutes
The instructors
Overview
This evidence-informed webinar will guide you through the concept of maternal morbidity and situates physiotherapeutic care within the reproductive lifecycle of women.
Course content includes physiotherapy’s evolving role in recognizing, documenting, and addressing global efforts to reduce maternal morbidity.
Registrants will be presented with current trends in maternal health, considerations in offering optimal patient-centered care, and practice resources.
Learning objectives
- Identify and classify maternal morbidity in clinical practice.
- Select treatment strategies and approaches that consider the reproductive lifecycle of women.
- Implement patient-centered maternal care.
Audience
This course is intended for women’s/pelvic health physiotherapists who currently work with the perinatal population or those looking to expand their practice confidently to this area (physiotherapy students/assistants and allied health professionals are also welcome to attend).
The instructors
PT
Dr. Jessica Bergevin, PT, holds a Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation and Health Leadership from Queen's University, where her research focused on reducing maternal morbidity by integrating physiotherapy into routine prenatal care.
As a clinician, she provides orthopaedic and pelvic health physiotherapy in rural Nova Scotia, where prenatal patients make up a large share of her caseload. Jessica is the founder and host of the Maritime Pelvic Physiotherapy Conference and Social, a professional development event that blends education, well-being, and networking for pelvic health physiotherapists. Her courses synthesize published evidence with practice-based experience, with a focus on clinical relevance and practical tools for care.
Her vision is to support and advance evidence-based practice related to physiotherapy care across health systems and enhance patient experiences/health outcomes through research, strategy, advocacy, and collaborative innovation.