Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020”.
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
A BILL
To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act:
Culturally congruent— The term culturally congruent, with respect to care or maternity care, means care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, and practices of the health care consumer and other stakeholders.
Maternal mortality— The term maternal mortality means a death occurring during or within a one-year period after pregnancy caused by pregnancy or childbirth complications.
Postpartum— The term postpartum means the one-year period beginning on the last day of a woman’s pregnancy.
Severe maternal morbidity— The term severe maternal morbidity means an unexpected outcome caused by labor and delivery of a woman that results in significant short-term or long-term consequences to the health of the woman.