The future of maternal wellness in the workplace Powered by Your Postpartum PT

Back at work,
still in recovery.

When mothers thrive, workplaces transform. A 100% virtual maternal wellness program that closes the gap your benefits package leaves behind — from pregnancy through postpartum and into a full return to work.

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Issue 01 · The maternal gap
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Virtual delivery
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Pillars of care
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Continuity of clinician
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From bump to return
Strength. Support. Science. Sisterhood.
The four cornerstones of Matria
01 / The gap Why it matters

A medically cleared mother is not the same as a ready one.

Maternal benefits have evolved. Companies are investing more than ever in fertility coverage, mental health resources, and return-to-work programs to support women through pregnancy and back into the workplace.

But one significant piece of the picture has remained invisible — and it is impacting the bottom line.

When a mother returns from leave, she is medically cleared. But cleared and ready are two very different things. If she is managing pain, leakage, pelvic heaviness, or a body she no longer recognizes, she might be showing up — but she is probably not fully in the room.

The standard postpartum care pathway is a single fifteen-minute appointment, designed to check for infection and contraception — not whether a woman is ready to return to work, exercise, or perform at her previous level.

The cost is reduced productivity, lower concentration, increased sick days, and declining output. It is real, it is measurable, and for most organizations it is entirely unaddressed.

02 / The numbers A silent epidemic

The maternal health crisis women rarely talk about.

1in 3
women experience urinary incontinence within three months of giving birth.
Pelvic floor dysfunction — leakage, prolapse, pelvic and joint pain — leaves returning mothers making constant invisible adjustments throughout their working day. Symptoms often persist 6–15 months after delivery without intervention.Thom & Rortveit, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2010 · Yamamoto et al., Cureus, 2023
30%
lower risk of postpartum urinary incontinence when mothers receive pelvic floor training during pregnancy.
Antenatal preparation changes the trajectory before labor begins — reducing perineal trauma, shortening pushing time, and accelerating recovery. Birth prep is prevention, not optional.Cochrane Systematic Review · Woodley et al., 2020
50%+
of women with pelvic floor dysfunction report symptoms of anxiety, depression, or social withdrawal.
Leakage, pain, and prolapse erode the everyday confidence mothers carry into the room — from school pickup to a sales meeting. The emotional cost compounds the physical one.Memon & Handa, Womens Health, 2013 · Dunivan et al., 2014
32%
of U.S. births are cesareans — major abdominal surgery, performed without any standardized rehabilitation.
Ankle and shoulder surgeries get protocols, milestones, and weeks of guided rehab. C-section recovery gets a six-week check-in. Mothers deserve the same standard of post-surgical care that every other major procedure receives.CDC NCHS Data Brief, 2023
1in 3
mothers still have abdominal muscle separation (diastasis recti) at 12 months postpartum.
An unresolved structural injury that drives chronic back pain, core weakness, and the "soft middle" mothers describe as "I don't recognize my body." Targeted core rehab restores function — generic ab work can make it worse.Sperstad et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016 (n = 300)
60%+
of mothers say they were unprepared for the realities of birth and postpartum recovery.
Standard prenatal education stops at the delivery room door. Mothers report rushed appointments, fragmented care, and the absence of evidence-based guidance for the months that actually shape their return.Listening to Mothers III, 2013 · Careers After Babies, 2023
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03 / Framework Our maternal wellness model

Five pillars — one continuous arc of care.

Pelvic Floor & Core Rehab

Evidence-based rehab from the first week post-birth — without waiting for a six-week appointment that wasn't built for it.

Nutrition, Made Simple

Practical guidance for the realities of pregnancy, recovery, and return-to-work — no diet rules, no shame.

Mental & Emotional Support

Nervous system regulation, stress and identity work that meets mothers in the messiness of new motherhood.

Strength Training

Return-to-fitness programming that rebuilds capacity safely, not just confidence in a yoga mat.

Community Support

A private space of mothers at the same stage — to share, get advice, and stay accountable through recovery.

04 / The difference Why Matria

Most postpartum care ends at the appointment. Ours doesn't.

Her clinician may change. Her notes may not follow. She is left to piece together her own recovery between appointments that were never designed to connect. We built something different.

01

Recovery starts before birth.

Birth prep programs give mothers physical and practical preparation — how to move, breathe, and strengthen through pregnancy in a way that actively reduces injury risk at birth and accelerates recovery after it.

02

Continuity is the foundation.

Supported by the same specialists from pregnancy into postpartum recovery. Her clinician knows her history, understands her goals. No starting over. No re-explaining. No falling through the gaps between appointments.

03

Specialist support, tailored to her.

Expert-led programs give mothers safe, evidence-based guidance from the very first week post-birth — from online programs to fully bespoke one-to-one care for more complex recoveries.

04

Recovery that goes beyond the body.

New mothers are also navigating broken sleep, a new identity, and a mental load that does not clock off. Our programs incorporate mental health support, nutrition, stress management, and nervous system regulation alongside physical rehabilitation.

05

Surrounded by mothers who understand.

A private community of mothers all at the same stage — a supportive space to share feelings, get advice, and keep each other accountable in recovery.

05 / Partnership How it works

Three steps to bring Matria to your team.

Step 01 · Discovery

We meet your people team.

A 30-minute call to understand your workforce, current maternal benefits, and the outcomes you're solving for — retention, return-to-work, or whole-of-workforce wellbeing.

Step 02 · Design

We shape the right program.

From a single workshop to a year-round program with 1:1 support. Built around your team's size, distribution, and the moments that matter most.

Step 03 · Delivery

Mothers get continuous care.

Specialists deliver virtually — workshops, on-demand education, community, and optional 1:1 coaching — from pregnancy through full return to strength.

06 / Business impact

A return on the whole mother.

The invisible cost of doing nothing — made visible.

Maternal wellbeing isn't a benefit line item — it's the difference between a mother who returns thriving and one who leaves quietly within 12 months. Matria gives People teams a measurable, repeatable way to protect that transition.

A note on the numbers: figures below are drawn from peer-reviewed and industry-published sources (cited inline). We're actively building Matria-specific outcomes reporting from our own client cohorts — happy to share methodology on a discovery call.

125–150%
Of annual salary — the estimated cost to replace a mid-career employee, including recruiting, onboarding, and lost productivity.SHRM Turnover Cost Estimates
92%
Probability a mother returns to the same employer when supported with paid leave and structured return programs — vs. 73% without.IMPAQ International, 2017
33%
Of all U.S. disability claims are driven by musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions — the #1 cause of long-term disability. Up to 53% of mothers experience persistent low back or pelvic pain after pregnancy, much of it preventable with targeted rehab from the first weeks postpartum.Munich Re, 2022 · Daoud et al., 2024
40%
Lower risk of the pelvic floor conditions that, untreated, become tomorrow's chronic pain, prolapse repairs, and long-term disability claims — for mothers who receive structured pelvic floor training. Antenatal prep cuts the risk by a further 30%. Prevention pays.Cochrane Systematic Review · Woodley et al., 2020 (22 RCTs, n = 8,485)
07 / Packages Whatever scale you're starting at

A way in for every team and budget.

Workshop

Single
Workshop

45–90 min · virtual
A one-time, expert-led live virtual workshop. Perfect for organizations who want to offer expert maternal wellness education in a single, high-impact session.
Starts from$1,000
Program

Annual
Program

Full access · 1:1 support
Year-round access to clinician-led programs, live workshops, and a full educational portal covering every stage from pregnancy through to complete recovery.
PricingOn request
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08 / Meet the team

Built by a clinician who lived the gap.

Matria Wellbeing was founded by Jessica London — a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Pelvic Floor Specialist, and Pre/Postnatal Corrective Exercise Coach — who knew the gap in postpartum care from both sides, as a clinician and as a patient.

In her previous role as an orthopaedic physiotherapist, Jessica knew that if she couldn't navigate her own recovery, most mothers had no chance at all. That experience became the foundation for everything Matria Wellbeing is built on.

She leads a team of specialists who share the same clinical background and the same conviction — every practitioner qualified in pelvic floor therapy, pre- and postnatal corrective exercise, and holistic postpartum care.

Credentials
DPT · PCES · Pelvic Floor Specialist
Team
Clinicians qualified across rehab, nutrition & mental wellbeing
09 / In their words Testimonials

From the mothers themselves.

"This has quite literally changed my life for the better — and every mom deserves this care."

— Program member · postpartum

"This has changed everything for me, both mentally and physically postpartum. Feeling confident and strong in my body again."

— Program member · 8 months postpartum

"It's been super helpful keeping my pregnancy aches and pains at bay and letting me keep living life."

— Pregnancy program · 32 weeks

"The first time I've felt that someone has understood my problems and helped me address them."

— 1:1 client · postpartum

"Thank you so much. You've been so amazing and such a great support these past few months. I've been so impressed with this whole program."

— Annual program member
10 / FAQ For People & benefits teams

Questions, answered.

Is the program delivered fully virtually?
Yes. Matria is 100% virtual by design — though workshops can also be delivered in person where desired. On-demand resources are accessible from any device, and optional 1:1 coaching is conducted face-to-face by video with a licensed pelvic floor therapist. That means equal access for distributed teams, hybrid teams, and mothers on leave at home. Our mission is to meet mothers where they are — without driving to and from rushed appointments, arranging childcare, or skipping more work.
Who delivers the workshops and care?
Every practitioner on the Matria team is qualified in pelvic floor therapy, pre- and postnatal corrective exercise, and holistic postpartum care. Workshops are clinician-led — never outsourced to general wellness coaches.
Can pregnant employees access support too — not only postpartum?
Yes. Recovery starts before birth. Our pregnancy and birth-prep programs are part of every package and are designed to reduce injury risk at birth and accelerate the recovery that follows.
How is impact measured for our organization?
Measurement is tiered to match the package you choose. For workshop and group coaching offers, we track engagement and participation across community calls, live Q&A attendance, and ongoing community support. For 1:1 coaching offers, we add deeper return-to-work readiness assessments and weekly progress tracking forms — so each mother, and your People team, can see measurable change over time. All organization-level reporting is anonymized and ready to take to leadership.
What does onboarding look like for our team?
A simple, fast rollout. Discovery call → proposal & demo → launch to your company within four weeks. We handle the enrollment flow and a kickoff webinar for eligible employees so your People team isn't carrying the rollout.
How is privacy handled for participating mothers?
Matria operates as a wellness coaching and education service — not a healthcare provider. All 1:1 coaching sessions and community spaces are kept fully confidential between the coach and the mother. Aggregate, anonymized engagement and outcomes data is shared with the employer at the organization level; individual responses, attendance, or progress are never tied back to a named employee.
How is this different from our existing EAP or fertility benefit?
EAPs cover broad mental health; fertility benefits cover the path to pregnancy. Matria covers the gap nobody owns — pregnancy preparation, postpartum physical recovery, and the return-to-work transition — with clinicians qualified in maternal health specifically.
11 / Bring Matria in

Better support for the mothers building your company.

When mothers thrive, workplaces transform. Tell us a little about your organization and we'll come back within two working days with a proposal tailored to your team — package, pricing, and a draft rollout plan.

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Founded by
Jessica London, DPT, PCES