Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023
118th Congress: House Bill No. 3838
Introduced on June 6, 2023
Latest action on March 6, 2024
Goals
Synopsis
extends maternal health support, enhancing state efforts, maternal mortality review committees, surveillance, and addressing disparities through fiscal year 2028
mandates the centers for disease control and prevention to annually share maternal health best practices with hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives for improved outcomes
Sponsors
Summary
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies federal support for state-based efforts to improve maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.
The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to annually disseminate best practices for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (i.e., networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals that work to improve pregnancy outcomes through continuous quality improvement).