Our country is facing an urgent maternal health crisis, with Black women particularly impacted—being 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.

Black women have been systematically neglected and mistreated in our healthcare system and they’re also more likely to live with health conditions from air and water pollution.  

Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable and it’s urgent that we implement these solutions to save lives now.

The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act is a legislative package with 13 bills that would:

• Extend WIC eligibility during postpartum and breastfeeding periods to provide crucial nutrition for parents and babies

• Support anti-bias trainings for employees in maternity care settings and establish Respectful Maternity Care Compliance Programs to address racism and promote accountability

• Expand access to high-quality maternal mental health care and substance use services

• Increase the number of nurses, midwives, physician assistants, doulas, and other perinatal health workers who moms can trust throughout their pregnancies, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period

• Improve maternal healthcare and support for incarcerated moms, including ending the horrific process of shackling people as they give birth

• Invest in community-based initiatives to reduce levels of and exposure to pollution and climate change-related risks

• Fund community-based organizations and Tribal organizations working on maternal health

• And more

Please add your name now to show your support for the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.