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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) in reintroducing a comprehensive bill to improve maternal health outcomes, reverse the trend of rising maternal mortality rates, and close disparities that put Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and their kids at greater risk of adverse health outcomes. The
Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act would build upon recent advancements in Medicaid coverage for pregnant and postpartum people that Senator Baldwin helped secure in the recently-passed
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Introduces Bill To Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Maternity Care
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan:
Legislation is part of Sen. Luján’s effort to combat infant and maternal mortality across United States
Washington, D.C. – On the heels of his introduction of the Midwives for MOMS Act, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to increase access to quality, affordable maternity care through the creation of a federally funded Birth and Women’s Health Center demonstration program.
The BABIES Act requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies.
7 Resources for New and Expecting Black Mothers
Black Maternal Health Week is every week here are the resources expectant moms need to save. Getty Images/Cavan Images
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States, approximately 700 people die during pregnancy or in the year after. Another 50,000 women each year experience severe pregnancy complications. Black women are far more likely than White women to experience death during childbirth or severe pregnancy complications. Multiple factors contribute to these disparities, such as variation in quality healthcare, underlying chronic conditions and implicit bias.
“America is reckoning with the many systemic factors that contribute to poor maternal outcomes for women and birthing people, especially those of color,” explains Brooke A. Baker, communications manager of Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA). She continues, “However, with the increasing threat of COVID-19, mo