Key Legislation
This is the primary purpose of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.
What is addressing racial disparities in maternal health outcomes?
Black women are how many times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women?
What is three times?
The act primarily addresses the health outcomes of this racial group.
Who are Black women?
The act encourages the use of this type of support professional during childbirth.
What is a doula?
Funding is provided to expand access to this type of healthcare technology.
What is telehealth?
The Momnibus Act includes how many individual bills?
What is 12?
In the U.S., this is the rate of maternal mortality per 100,000 live births.
What is approximately 17?
It also includes provisions for this underrepresented group in maternal health discussions.
Who are Indigenous women?
One program focuses on expanding access to this type of care for expecting mothers.
What is prenatal care?
The act allocates resources to this agency for better maternal care outcomes.
What is the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)?
The year the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act was first introduced.
What is 2021?
The act emphasizes reducing maternal deaths in these critical weeks post-delivery.
What is the postpartum period?
The act includes training programs focused on this aspect of healthcare delivery.
What is implicit bias training?
The Momnibus includes grants for training in this field of maternal care.
What is midwifery?
The Momnibus includes grants for this type of mental health service.
What is perinatal mental health?
This U.S. Representative co-sponsored the act.
Who is Lauren Underwood?
Percentage of maternal deaths considered preventable.
What is over 60%?
The Momnibus emphasizes environmental factors like this that impact maternal health.
What is climate change?
This group benefits from programs targeting social determinants of health under the act.
Who are low-income families?
Investments are made in this type of maternal health workforce.
What are community health workers?
The Momnibus Act aims to address disparities exacerbated by this global health crisis.
What is COVID-19?
The act highlights the lack of access to healthcare for this demographic group.
What are rural women?
This term describes the systemic inequities the act seeks to overcome.
What is structural racism?
Funding is allocated to improve data collection and reporting on this health issue.
What is maternal mortality?
The act seeks funding to address maternal health disparities in these underserved areas.
What are medically underserved areas?