Our July 15, 2020 report outlines six key policy recommendations to ensure equitable, evidence-based, system-level policy reforms for achieving maternal health equity:
Form a COVID-19 Emergency Maternal Equity Task Force
Collect Data on Pregnant and Birthing People, Race/Ethnicity, and COVID-19
Ensure Consistency in Hospital Perinatal Policies, Including Support People and Mother-Infant Separation
Ensure Immediate Access to Ongoing Mental Health Care for Birthing People
Ensure Ongoing Comprehensive Medicaid Coverage for Birthing People
Expand Midwifery Care and Community Birth Options