WEEKLY UPDATE: 01/29/26
To raise community awareness of the Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative, the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) shared information with municipal leaders, lawmakers, and state officials about the initiative at the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) annual meeting on Wednesday, January 28.
Given the critical role that emergency medical services (EMS), first responders, and local public health departments play in their communities, CHA set up an exhibition table to share the initiative’s background and goals and connect with town leaders to increase awareness within communities.
Through the Bracelet Initiative, birthing hospitals provide postpartum patients with an orange bracelet and educational materials before leaving the hospital, and they are encouraged to wear the bracelet for at least 12 weeks postpartum. The bracelet serves as a signal to healthcare professionals, first responders, and community members that the wearer is newly postpartum and may be at risk of potentially serious postpartum complications, such as eclampsia, blood clots, sepsis, cardiomyopathy, and perinatal depression. The goal is to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality by enhancing timely recognition and response to symptoms when they arise.
COST’s annual meeting convenes hundreds of municipal officials from throughout the state to hear from the governor, legislative leaders, and the state’s constitutional officers and agency heads about issues and challenges affecting Connecticut’s small towns and cities.
Featured speakers at the event included Attorney General William Tong and State Comptroller Sean Scanlon, and a bipartisan panel of legislative leaders comprised Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding, House Speaker Matt Ritter, and House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora. Governor Ned Lamont delivered the keynote speech.
Click here to learn more about the Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative.
