Healthy Healing After Delivery Program

Healthy Healing After Delivery Program

  • About
  • Approach
  • Who We Treat
  • Services
  • Appointments
  • Patient Resources
  • Locations
  • Doctors

    • The Healthy Healing After Delivery Program, established in 2007, is a pioneering clinic in the U.S. dedicated to supporting women with postpartum-specific ailments. Our program adopts a multidisciplinary approach to address pelvic floor symptoms and disorders following childbirth. Committed to being leaders in our field, we provide comprehensive, patient-centered care that is driven by research and innovation. Our focus includes education, rehabilitation and cutting-edge treatments to help women heal during this challenging time.

    Our Approach

    Our program brings together a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, continence specialists, physical therapists, counselors and more to provide comprehensive postpartum care to new mothers. Our program is available to any woman, regardless of where she delivered her baby.

    Who We Treat

    The Healthy Healing After Delivery Program helps women who experience problems after childbirth, including the following:

    Services
    • Specialized diagnostic testing within the clinic
    • Experts trained in postpartum care, including world-renowned urogynecologists, who partner with nursing consultants and social workers to provide a broad range of care
    • Individualized assessment
    • A comprehensive pelvic floor muscle-strengthening program
    • Counseling for women who have concerns about their next pregnancy
    • Prevention of future incontinence problems through diet and lifestyle changes
    • Surgery, if needed

    Appointment Information

    For more information or to make an appointment, please call 734-763-6295.

    Locations
    • Women's Clinic | Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital 1540 E Hospital Dr
      Floor 9
      Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4276       Get Directions

    Doctors

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    Pamela Susan Fairchild, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor

    Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Payton Claire Schmidt, MD

    Payton Claire Schmidt, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology

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