Dr. Rebeca Segraves, PT, DPT, is a passionate advocate for advancing pelvic health care and breaking systemic barriers in women’s health. As a dedicated partner of InspireHer: A Global Women’s Health Initiative, she has played a key role in expanding access to hospital-based rehabilitation after birth and advocating for early postpartum physical and occupational therapy. She joined Dr. Susan Clinton for InpireHer’s talk with the authors webinar, Starting Rehab In The Hospital After Birth, featuring the team behind Initiating Occupational and Physical Therapy in the Hospital After Birth: Access, Reimbursement, and Outcomes, published in the Journal of Women’s and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy.
Dr. Segraves has also been an integral asset in InspireHer’s Bridging the Gap in Pelvic and Women’s Health series, where she served as the moderator for the final installment, guiding an essential conversation exploring the critical importance of minority representation in pelvic, maternal, and sexual health, addressing systemic barriers and the need for equity in healthcare.
Dr. Segraves is a Board-Certified Women’s Health Clinical Specialist with extensive experience treating perinatal and pelvic health conditions across acute care, home health, and outpatient settings. She has worked closely with inpatient obstetrics and gynecology teams to maximize early recovery after delivery and pelvic surgery, including hysterectomy, prolapse repair, endometriosis surgery, cesarean section, and birth-related injuries. She also specializes in rehabilitation following obstetric critical care interventions.She is the founder of Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™, an obstetrics clinical pathway designed to optimize mental and physical function during pregnancy and postpartum through hospital and in-home physical and occupational therapy. Her vision is for every individual—regardless of location or ability to pay—to have access to qualified rehab therapy during pregnancy, within the first six weeks postpartum, after perinatal loss, pregnancy termination, and following any pelvic surgery.
