WEEKLY UPDATE: 09/25/25
Next week, Connecticut hospitals, healthcare providers, and state officials will convene at the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) in Wallingford to launch the nation-leading Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative. The in-person Bracelet Initiative kickoff event on Tuesday, September 30, will bring together healthcare leaders to promote awareness of serious postpartum complications and lifesaving interventions and equip birthing hospitals with critical patient and provider resources.
Starting this fall, birthing hospitals across the state are providing postpartum patients with an orange bracelet and an informational handout before leaving the hospital. Patients are encouraged to wear the bracelet for 12 weeks postpartum. The bracelet signals to healthcare professionals and first responders that the wearer is newly postpartum, enhancing timely recognition of and response to symptoms of potentially serious postpartum complications, known as “urgent maternal warning signs.”
Under the Bracelet Initiative, orange bracelets are distributed to birthing hospitals, and healthcare providers and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are trained on the bracelet’s purpose and standardized protocols, ensuring postpartum patients seeking emergency services are identified and triaged appropriately. Over the coming weeks, hospitals will work on developing plans to implement bracelet distribution in their facilities.
Learn more about the Bracelet Initiative at cthosp.org/bracelet.
