Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The terms postpartum and postpartum period refer to the 1-year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of an individual. The term racial and ethnic minority group has the meaning given such term in section 1707(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)(1) ). The term severe maternal morbidity means a health condition, including mental health conditions and substance use disorders, attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy or childbirth that results in significant short-term or long-term consequences to the health of the individual who was pregnant.
The term social determinants of maternal health means non-clinical factors that impact maternal health outcomes, including— economic factors, which may include poverty, employment, food security, support for and access to lactation and other infant feeding options, housing stability, and related factors; neighborhood factors, which may include quality of housing, access to transportation, access to child care, availability of healthy foods and nutrition counseling, availability of clean water, air and water quality, ambient temperatures, neighborhood crime and violence, access to broadband, and related factors; social and community factors, which may include systemic racism, gender discrimination or discrimination based on other protected classes, workplace conditions, incarceration, and related factors; household factors, which may include ability to conduct lead testing and abatement, car seat installation, indoor air temperatures, and related factors; education access and quality factors, which may include educational attainment, language and literacy, and related factors; and health care access factors, including health insurance coverage, access to culturally congruent health care services, providers, and non-clinical support, access to home visiting services, access to wellness and stress management programs, health literacy, access to telehealth and items required to receive telehealth services, and related factors.
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