WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow the perinatal workforce by creating grant programs to increase the number of maternity care providers and workers who provide care during and after pregnancy.
"No mother should have to worry about whether she can find quality care during one of the most important moments of her life. Sadly, the reality is that too many women - especially women of color - face dangerous gaps in maternity care that p...