Sign our letter to Congress in support of saving lives, maternal health,
and birth equity!!
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Dear Friend,
YOUR voice, your petitions, and your calls are working!
Last week, Congress took action to ensure historic investments to save
moms' lives, end racial & ethnic maternal health disparities, and advance
birth equity. As negotiations continue, we must keep the pressure on!
[ [link removed] ]**TAKE ACTION NOW - tell your member of Congress to support critical
investments in maternal health in the Build Back Better Act!***
Right now, the United States is the most dangerous place to give birth in
the developed world, [1] with major racial disparities with Black women
losing their lives at 3 to 4 times more than the rate of white women due
to maternity-related causes, independent of age, economic background, or
education. [ [link removed] ] This is a fact that has not changed for several decades.
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The Build Back Better Act includes critical investments to end our
nation's maternal health crisis, including key elements of the Black
Maternal Health Momnibus to address health disparities. And great news!
It just cleared its first major hurdle in Congress. The Build Back Better
Act will:
* Grow and diversify the perinatal workforce to ensure that every mom in
America receives maternity care and support from people she can trust;
* Make critical investments in social determinants of health that
influence maternal health outcomes, like housing, transportation, and
nutrition;
* Invest in maternal mental health care and substance-use disorder
treatments;
* Address the impacts of climate change on maternal and infant health
outcomes;
* Provide funding to community-based organizations that are working to
improve maternal health outcomes, particularly for Black women;
* Grow and diversify the perinatal workforce to ensure that every mom in
America receives maternity care and support from people she can trust;
* Improve data collection processes and quality measures to better
understand the causes of the maternal health crisis in the United
States and inform solutions to address it;
* Invest in digital tools like telehealth to improve maternal health
outcomes in underserved areas;
* Invest in reducing maternal mortality and require Medicaid and CHIP to
cover full benefits for one year for pregnant and postpartum women.
This, along with other key provisions of the Momnibus legislation
makes over $1 billion in historic investments in the health and care
of moms.
[2]Add your name to our letter to Congress urging them to support these
historic investments in the Build Back Better Act to save the lives of
moms!
We know that at least 60% of maternal deaths can be prevented, and infant
mortality reduced, with investment in public policies and culturally
competent care. Together we can tackle this crisis. Keep the pressure on
and help ensure that every person that gives birth has a safe and healthy
experience and the opportunity to watch their child grow up and thrive.
[3]SIGN our letter now to Congress in support of saving lives, maternal
health, and birth equity!!
Together we are a powerful voice in the movement to save moms.
- Tina, Donna, and the whole MomsRising team
References:
[1] [ [link removed] ]U.S. is the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed
world, NBC News
[2][3] [ [link removed] ]The Black–White Disparity in Pregnancy-Related Mortality From 5
Conditions: Differences in Prevalence and Case-Fatality Rates, US National
Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
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