Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel and Emergency Department Providers

Launch Date: September 8, 2025

Expiration Date: September 7, 2026

Number of Contact Hours: 1.5
Estimated Time of Completion: 90 minutes

The Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative — a state-funded effort led by the Connecticut Perinatal Quality Collaborative (CPQC) — aims to reduce maternal morbidity  and mortality by improving clinical awareness of potential postpartum complications and conditions. Starting this fall, birthing hospitals and healthcare providers across the state will provide postpartum patients with an orange bracelet that signals to healthcare professionals and emergency personnel that the wearer is newly postpartum, enhancing recognition of and response to urgent maternal warning signs. 

The Bracelet Initiative educates healthcare providers on standardized lifesaving protocols to ensure a safer postpartum experience for birthing persons.

By the end of these trainings, participants will be able to:

• IDENTIFY that an individual wearing an orange bracelet is postpartum
• RECOGNIZE urgent maternal warning sign
• CONNECT postpartum patients experiencing complications with potentially lifesaving care