[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the historic 
bipartisan legislative package introduced this week to address the 
United States' urgent maternal health crisis. I am referring to the 
Black Maternal Health Momnibus.
  Each year, 700 women in our country die from pregnancy complications, 
but 3 in 5 of those deaths could be prevented.
  The United States' maternal mortality rate is exponentially higher 
than that of any other developed country, and Black women are three 
times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than 
White women, a glaring disparity that we cannot ignore.
  In my community, organizations like The Foundation for Delaware 
County and the Maternity Care Coalition have stepped up to address this 
crisis, but we must do more.
  I am proud to join Congresswomen Lauren Underwood and Alma Adams, 
Senator Kamala Harris, and other congressional leaders in introducing 
the Black Maternal Health Momnibus.
  The momnibus provides a comprehensive approach to maternal health, 
and particularly Black maternal health, by funding community-based 
organizations, investing in social determinants that influence maternal 
health outcomes, and growing and diversifying the prenatal workforce.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation for all 
our families.

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