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Civil Rights Commission Briefing on Maternal Health

By humanrightsathome

The United States’ record on maternal health is human rights failure, with race playing a tragic role in rising maternal death rates. 

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing on March 20, 2020, on maternal health disparities in the United States. The Commission’s investigation seeks to examine the federal role in preventing negative pregnancy-related health outcomes and pregnancy-related deaths of women in the U.S. The Commission will analyze current data regarding pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, including data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Department of Health and
Human Services’ (HHS) State Partnership Initiative to Address Health Disparities. The Commission’s investigation and subsequent report will aim to inform work being carried out in the federal government to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. More information about the  briefing, which is open to the public, is available here.