Here’s One Issue Blue and Red States Agree On: Preventing Deaths of Expectant and New Mothers [propublica.org]

Alicia Doktor 3/28/184:00 AM

Alarmed that the U.S. is the most dangerous affluent country in which to give birth, state and local lawmakers around the country are adopting a flurry of bipartisan bills aimed at reforming how maternal deaths are identified and investigated.

In Indiana earlier this month, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill creating a maternal mortality review committee to scrutinize deaths and near-deaths among expectant and new mothers and make policy recommendations to improve maternal health.

Oregon’s governor and Washington, D.C.’s mayor, both Democrats, are expected to sign similar legislation in the coming days. Proposals are pending in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey.

[For more on this story by Nina Martin and Robin Fields, go to https://www.propublica.org/art...ortality-legislation]

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