At University of Michigan Health Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, our team of health care providers is dedicated to providing the postpartum experience that's right for you. Below are several patient education resources to support and guide you during this time.
Connecting with Baby & Baby Development
Trauma/Birth Experience
Family Planning
Feeding, Nutrition & Development
- Breastfeeding Resources
- Benefits of Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding Your Infant: Information for Parents
- Tips for Breastfeeding Moms
- Breastfeeding Your Baby
- Is My Baby Getting Enough Milk?
- Support for Non-Breastfeeding Moms
- LGBTQI+, Lactating, Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding
- Breastfeeding: Pain
- When Breastfeeding Is Hard
- Breastfeeding: Natural But Not Always Easy
- Breastfeeding Info A to Z
- Starting Solids
- How Do We Get Started with Solids?
- When, What and How to Introduce Solid Foods
- Introducing Foods to Your Baby
- Feeding Your Baby and Toddler (Birth to Age Two)
- Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
- Milestone Moments
- Weaning
- Breastfeeding: Length of Time
- Developmental Milestones
- Birth to 12 Months: Social-Emotional Development
- Weaning: Signs That Baby Is Ready
- Weaning: How To
- Nutrition & Health (Toddler)
- How Do I Start Feeding My Baby Solid Food?
Birth Control After Pregnancy
- Birth Control Implant Placement After Delivery: Discharge Instructions
- Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion after Delivery: Discharge Instructions
- Laminaria Placement
- Long-Acting Reversible Birth Control After Childbirth
- My Birth Control: A Tool to Consider Your Postpartum Options
- Postpartum Birth Control Options
- Postpartum Tubal Ligation
- Sex, Your Body and Birth Control After Pregnancy
Healthy Healing After Delivery
- Caring for Your Bottom After Childbirth
- Dilator Therapy
- Episiotomy
- Estrogen Cream(
- Graduated Strength Training: A Pelvic Muscle Exercise Program
- Intermittent Straight Catheterization (ISC) instructions and diary
- Laceration - First Degree Laceration
- Laceration - Second Degree Laceration
- Laceration - Third Degree Laceration
- Laceration - Fourth Degree Lacerations
- Marcaine and Kenalog Injections
- Normal Female Anatomy
- Pessary
- Post Void Residual (PVR) Test
- Postpartum Urinary Retention
- Signs of Problems After Childbirth
- Sitz Baths
- Wound Infection - Perineum
Postpartum Education
Pregnancy to Parent Wellness
After birth, we offer a text-message based wellness program – 
Pregnancy to Parent Wellness. This program provides resources and support from your postpartum care team if concerns arise. You will receive weekly texts for the first three months after birth and monthly through 12 months.
Pregnancy Loss: Physical Healing After a Pregnancy Loss
After a pregnancy or infant loss, our care team offers resources about physical recovery, including breast changes, when your period might return and when to call your health care provider about concerning symptoms.