Perinatal Workforce Act
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Overview
The Perinatal Workforce Act aims to increase and diversify the healthcare professionals working in perinatal care (pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum). It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to states on how to incentivize hospitals and other providers to recruit and retain diverse staff, including midwives, nurses, and dietitians. The bill also establishes grant programs to expand training programs for perinatal health workers and nursing professionals, with a focus on addressing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.
Key provisions
- Directs HHS to issue guidance to states on recruiting and retaining diverse perinatal care providers.
- Establishes grant programs to expand accredited schools and programs for perinatal health workers and nurses.
- Focuses grant funding on programs that prioritize students from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
- Requires hospitals and health systems to incorporate diverse care teams, including midwives and perinatal health workers.
- Directs HHS to conduct a study on best practices in culturally and linguistically congruent maternity care.
- Mandates the creation of a compendium of hospitals and providers delivering respectful maternal health care.
- Requires the GAO to report on barriers to maternal health education and access.
- Defines ‘culturally and linguistically congruent’ care.
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