Washington, July 21 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:

Mamas First Act would expand Medicaid coverage to include prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care provided by doulas, midwives, tribal midwives, and lactation support providers America has highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations, with Black, Brown, and indigenous women disproportionately impacted Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representatives Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Alma Adams (D-N.C.), and Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) led colleagues in reintroducing the Mamas First Act, legislation t...