AdventHealth Gordon celebrates Post-Birth Alert Bracelet Initiative

Every mother deserves to feel protected and supported after she leaves the hospital, which is why AdventHealth Gordon is launching a new initiative focused on postpartum safety and care. The initiative is designed to ensure new mothers receive specialized care for themselves and their babies during the critical weeks following childbirth.

The initiative, developed in collaboration with AdventHealth’s Mother and Baby teams, equips every mother with a postpartum alert bracelet upon discharge. The bracelet is worn for the first six weeks after delivery, the period when women are most susceptible to complications such as hypertensive crises, severe bleeding, infection, or other obstetric-related concerns.

Lauren Everett, director of nursing at The Baby Place at AdventHealth Gordon, emphasized that the program reflects the hospital’s commitment to caring for mothers beyond the delivery room. “Our care doesn’t stop when a patient delivers — mom is still a priority,” she said. “The bracelet lets emergency personnel or clinicians immediately know that a woman has recently given birth and may need specialized OB care. This initiative is something that has been needed for a long time and is already making a meaningful difference for our mothers.”

The bracelets have already proven valuable. Mothers wearing them have been quickly identified by EMS, emergency departments, and community medical responders, ensuring timely, appropriate care. “We’ve seen several patients arrive in our OB Emergency Department still wearing their bracelets,” Lauren added. “We’ve also had EMS transport postpartum patients directly to OB when needed. I’ve even seen moms wearing them out in the community — at baby showers, football games — you name it. It’s definitely working.”

As part of the initiative, AdventHealth Gordon has expanded OB Emergency Department services to include care for postpartum concerns such as heavy or abnormal bleeding, C‑section wound issues, mastitis, postpartum fever, and elevated blood pressure related to preeclampsia. All postpartum patients presenting within six weeks of delivery are now routed to OB-trained clinicians to ensure quicker assessments and care tailored to postpartum needs.

The Post-Birth Alert Bracelet Initiative reflects AdventHealth Gordon’s mission to provide whole-person care through every stage of pregnancy and postpartum recovery, enhancing safety for some of our most vulnerable community members.