Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill reauthorizes funding for state-based maternal mortality review committees, which investigate and analyze deaths during and after pregnancy to identify causes and prevent future occurrences. It also directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to share best practices on preventing maternal mortality with hospitals, professional organizations, and perinatal quality collaboratives. The bill increases the amount of funding available for these programs over the next five years.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes funding for state maternal mortality review committees.
- Requires the CDC to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention.
- Directs the CDC to share these practices with hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives.
- Updates data collection requirements for death certificates to improve accuracy.
- Redesignates and modifies existing sections within the Public Health Service Act related to maternal mortality review.
Who is affected
- Hospitals
- State professional societies (particularly obstetricians and gynecologists)
- Perinatal quality collaboratives
- Pregnant women and new mothers
- Healthcare providers
Notable changes
- Increases funding for maternal mortality review committees from $58 million to $100 million annually over five years.
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