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Calling All Birth Workers & Healthcare Community Leaders!

HOTRAC has teamed up with the Baylor Scott & White  and Let’s Talk PPCM to bring you a FREE Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) Workshop.

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is one of the most underdiagnosed, life-threatening conditions affecting pregnant and postpartum women. This training equips birth workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize and respond effectively.

Topics Covered:

•Understanding PPCM: Signs, symptoms, and risk factors every birth worker should know

•Patient Advocacy: Helping clients push for heart screenings and urgent care

•When to Act: Red flags requiring immediate medical referral

•Communication with Healthcare Teams: Ensuring PPCM is not overlooked

•Support After Diagnosis: Providing emotional and physical care for postpartum clients

•Latest Research and Updates: Staying current on maternal heart health findings

Who Should Attend:

•Birth Doulas

•Labor & Delivery Nurses

•Midwives

•Postpartum Care Nurses

•Lactation Consultants

•Maternal Health Educators

•Medical Students (OBGYN & Cardiology focus)

👉Details about the session are included in the original email, and flyers for the event are attached.

We are beyond thrilled to announce that the incredible Lisa Schwartz has joined our board at LetsTalkPPCM! 

As a PPCM survivor, accomplished author, actress, and beloved media personality with 2 million unique subscribers on her YouTube channel (you might recognize her as the voice of Talking Angela!), 

Lisa brings a unique blend of talent, passion, and personal experience to our mission.

In 2023, after a failed two-day induction resulted in a high-risk C-Section, Lisa was blessed to become a new mother to a beautiful healthy baby girl. When finally released from the hospital, Lisa noticed her body had swollen to an unfathomable size. She was assured this was “normal” and would “go away”. But after laying flat and realizing she couldn’t breathe, Lisa went to Urgent Care to come to find out that her lungs were full of fluid. 

Lisa would later be admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with Postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) which is an often-unrecognized form of heart failure that occurs during pregnancy or up to 12 months postpartum. The condition weakens the heart muscle and causes the heart to become enlarged. She was given proper treatment and released to go home. 

@lisaschwartz IG: https://www.instagram.com/lisaschwartz/

Lisa's YouTube:   / @lisbug    

Visit our website at: https://letstalkppcm.org