Sec. 3. Plan for reducing maternal mortality
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The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 229 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 237a ) the following new section: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018 , and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Congress a national plan to reduce the rate of preventable maternal mortality, with the goals of— cutting the rate in half over the 10 years following such date of enactment; and eliminating preventable maternal deaths by the date that is 20 years after such date of enactment.
In each biennial plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include— a list of objectives for meeting the goals described in subsection (a); and a strategy for implementing the plan across the agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services. In each biennial plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall address the following: Increasing public understanding of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, including risk factors, warning signs, and prevention of common causes like hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and substance use disorders and other mental health conditions.
Improving understanding of the root causes of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, including both medical and socioeconomic factors. Improving data collection, including State-level reporting. Identifying at-risk populations and eliminating disparities that persist based on a mother’s race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. Supporting and expanding maternal mortality review committees that bring together public and private relevant stakeholders to review cases of pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated complications and deaths to make recommendations to improve the quality of care and outcomes.
Assessing hospital culture of safety in maternity care and how best to provide resources to improve outcomes. Improving health and treatment services for expectant mothers struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Studying and supporting local and targeted responses to maternal death. Identifying Federal programs and activities to reduce maternal mortality and making recommendations for improving the effectiveness and coordination of such programs and activities.
The Secretary shall make each plan submitted to the Congress under this section publicly accessible on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services. In developing each biennial plan under this section, the Secretary shall solicit input from organizations representing patients, health care providers, hospitals, other treatment facilities, public health departments and practitioners, and other entities, as appropriate. In this section: The term maternal mortality refers to maternal deaths that occur during, or within the 12 months following, pregnancy.
The term maternal morbidity refers to pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated complications that do not result in maternal death. The term severe maternal morbidity includes unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman’s health. .
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