[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1564]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS

  (Mrs. McBATH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday, we celebrated 
International Women's Day, the unique stories women share, and their 
power to shape our world.
  Like many women in America, my story includes a struggle to get 
pregnant. My son, Jordan, was a miracle for me and my family. But for 
too many mothers in America, the miracle of pregnancy ends in tragedy.
  The United States has the worst rate of maternal death in the 
developed world. This is unacceptable. There is no reason that, in the 
richest Nation on Earth, we cannot keep our mothers and our families 
healthy and whole.
  My bill, the Social Determinants for Moms Act, will invest in our 
mothers and fund the access to services and critical research that we 
need to help save the lives of our American women.
  We can solve this crisis together if we work together, Republicans 
and Democrats, fighting for a safer, more compassionate, and more 
community-focused future.

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