The Recovery Systems Handout Collection
The Recovery Systems™ Collection
Help parents understand postpartum recovery through a whole-body approach.
The Recovery Systems™ Collection is a professionally designed set of five patient education handouts that explain the key body systems involved in healing after birth.
Created by a Nurse Practitioner and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), this collection helps healthcare professionals simplify complex postpartum physiology into practical, reassuring education that parents can easily understand.
Whether used during lactation consultations, postpartum visits, childbirth education, or hospital discharge teaching, these handouts provide a consistent framework for supporting recovery after birth.
Included in this Collection
✔ Energy Production
Understand why postpartum recovery can feel so exhausting and learn practical ways to support your body's energy needs.
✔ Stress Adaptation
Explore how physical and emotional stress influence recovery and discover simple strategies to support your body's stress response.
✔ Healing & Restoration
Learn how the body repairs after birth, what normal healing looks like, and how to support tissue recovery.
✔ Immune Regulation
Understand the role of inflammation and immune health in postpartum healing and recovery.
✔ Lactation Demand
Discover why milk production places unique demands on the recovering body and how to support both lactation and maternal recovery.
What Parents Will Learn
• Why postpartum recovery involves multiple body systems
• How the five Recovery Systems™ work together
• Common postpartum experiences that support or challenge recovery
• Simple, evidence-informed strategies to promote healing
• When to contact a healthcare provider
• Practical daily steps to support recovery
Perfect For
• Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs)
• Nurse Practitioners
• Midwives
• Doulas
• Obstetric practices
• Pediatric offices
• Family medicine practices
• Childbirth educators
• Hospital discharge education
• Postpartum care programs
What's Included
✔ Five professionally designed PDF handouts
✔ Standard US Letter (8.5 × 11")
✔ High-resolution printable files
✔ Instant digital download
✔ Ready to print or share with patients
Why You'll Love This Collection
• Created by an APRN & IBCLC
• Evidence-informed patient education
• Beautiful boutique design
• Easy for parents to understand
• Consistent educational framework
• Saves time during patient education
• Perfect for building a professional patient resource library
Professional Use License
Your purchase includes a single-user professional license.
You may:
✓ Print unlimited copies for your own patients or clients
✓ Use during consultations, postpartum visits, and classes
✓ Include as part of your patient education materials
You may not:
✗ Share digital files with other providers or organizations
✗ Resell, redistribute, or modify the files for resale
✗ Upload files to websites, shared drives, or learning platforms
For multi-provider offices or institutional licensing, please contact me for custom licensing.
Please Note
• Digital download only
• No physical product will be shipped
• Colors may vary slightly between screens and printers
• Due to the nature of digital products, refunds cannot be accepted after download.
Designed by
Jennifer Gerard, APRN, FNP, IBCLC
Advanced Lactation Care
Recovery Systems™ Parent Education Series
This resource is intended for educational purposes and should not replace individualized medical advice or clinical judgment.
© Jennifer Gerard, APRN, IBCLC. All rights reserved.
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Thank you for supporting independent clinical education. I hope this guide becomes a trusted resource in your postpartum practice.
