{"id":45911,"date":"2023-11-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/01\/navy-cuts-postpartum-wellness-pfa-for-new-navy-moms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:48:37","slug":"navy-cuts-postpartum-wellness-pfa-for-new-navy-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/11\/01\/navy-cuts-postpartum-wellness-pfa-for-new-navy-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy ends postpartum \u2018wellness\u2019 PFA for new Navy moms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy is nixing the postpartum \u201cwellness\u201d physical fitness assessment<\/a>, or PFA, that new mothers in the fleet had been taking in recent years after giving birth, per the recommendation of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery\u2019s Office of Women\u2019s Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wellness physical fitness assessment program included the body composition assessment and the physical readiness test as part of an unofficial evaluation for postpartum sailors that took place six to nine months after giving birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy previously said the assessment sought to help sailors return to physical fitness standards, while providing commanding officers with insight concerning their health and fitness levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while not passing the wellness PFA did not count as an official PFA failure, the Navy is now cutting the requirement in order to ease the burden on new mothers, according to Lt. Lewis Aldridge, a spokesperson for the Chief of Naval Personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\t