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MS Forensic Medicine
BS Psychology
Author, The Alchemy of Motherhood
Perinatal Education & Advocacy Group
We have a birth industry. We don't have a postpartum one.
Patients are monitored closely through pregnancy and delivery: heart rate, blood pressure, weekly appointments, ultrasounds. Then they're discharged, often with a pamphlet and a six-week follow-up appointment that comes too late to catch the most dangerous complications.
Source: CDC Maternal Mortality Review Committee
67.9%
of pregnancy-related deaths occur postpartum, during a period when structured clinical monitoring largely ends.
80%
of those deaths are preventable with better education, monitoring,
and follow-up care.
9.5%
occur within the first 6 days after hospital discharge, the most acute and least monitored window.
37.8%
occur between 43 and 365 days postpartum. Long after most formal care has ended.
One Residency at a Time
Clinical training provides the foundation for excellent obstetric care. One Residency at a Time (ORT) complements that foundation by bringing evidence-informed patient narratives into residency education. Using The Alchemy of Motherhood as an educational resource, the initiative encourages meaningful reflection on birth trauma, trauma-informed maternity care, patient communication, informed consent during labor and delivery, postpartum mental health, discharge education, and the continuity of care that extends beyond the hospital.
By helping future clinicians better understand the lived patient experience, ORT aims to foster compassionate, patient-centered care while exploring opportunities to reduce preventable contributors to birth trauma and improve postpartum outcomes. Improving postpartum outcomes begins long before discharge and often starts with the conversations, decisions, and experiences that shape labor and delivery.
What Participating Institutions Can Receive:
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Complimentary educational copy of The Alchemy of Motherhood
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Grand Rounds, keynote, and educational presentations
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Resident, faculty, and staff education sessions
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Patient experience and narrative medicine discussions
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Discussion guides and educational resources
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White Coat Companion (postpartum patient communication pocket guide)
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Customized educational partnerships
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In-person or virtual presentations and Q&A sessions
How I Work With Healthcare Organizations
Staff Training
Virtual or in-person training for L&D nurses, OB staff, and care teams on postpartum mental health recognition, communication, and the warning signs most often missed at discharge. Sessions are built around your team's existing workflow and time constraints.
Patient Education Curriculum
Custom discharge materials, patient handouts, and education content built on current evidence and on what patients actually retain, not generic pamphlets recycled across every practice. Content can be tailored to your patient population and care model.
Retainer Consulting
Ongoing partnership for practices and systems building out postpartum education infrastructure over time. Ideal for organizations in active quality improvement initiatives or those building a longer-term patient education strategy.
Why Work With Me
Clinical Research Background
MS in Forensic Medicine from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, training in medical investigation, pathophysiology, and healthcare systems analysis. BS in Psychology from Drexel University.
Published Authority
Author of The Alchemy of Motherhood (Cynren Press, 2026), examining structural failures in postpartum care. Writing featured in Undark, Philadelphia Inquirer, Authority Magazine, The Midst, and Doylestown Living Magazine.
Original Research &
Lived Clinical Perspective
Principal researcher on the Postpartum Data Project. Personal experience across postpartum depression and anxiety, postpartum preeclampsia, and birth trauma, translated into training and curriculum your staff can apply directly with patients.