H.R.5807 - Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century

To promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century as introduced.
  • Short: MOMS for the 21st Century Act as introduced.
  • Official: To promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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7/21/2010--Introduced.Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century or the MOMS for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Office on Women's Health, to: (1) establish the

Official Summary

7/21/2010--Introduced.Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century or the MOMS for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Office on Women's Health, to:
(1) establish the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Promotion of Optimal Maternity Outcomes; and
(2) develop and implement a consumer education campaign to promote understanding and acceptance of evidence-based maternity practices and models of care for optimal maternity outcomes among women of childbearing ages and families of such women. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to make publicly available and update an online bibliographic database identifying systematic reviews for care of childbearing women and newborns. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to:
(1) designate maternity care health professional shortage areas under the National Health Service Corps program;
(2) establish a loan repayment program to alleviate critical shortages of maternal care professionals; and
(3) award planning and implementation grants to address workforce disparities for such professionals. Directs the Secretary to support the establishment of two additional Centers for Excellence on Optimal Maternity Outcomes to conduct research to improve maternity outcomes. Requires the Secretary to convene a Maternity Curriculum Commission to discuss and make recommendations for:
(1) a shared core maternity care curriculum;
(2) strategies to integrate and coordinate education across maternity care disciplines; and
(3) pilot demonstrations of interdisciplinary educational models. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover services provided by a supervised student midwife or an intern or resident-in-training under a teaching program under certain circumstances.

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07/22/10
Midwives Applaud Legislation To Improve Birth Outcomes Utilizing Best Evidence

Main Category: Nursing / Midwifery Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 23 Jul 2010 - 3:00 PDT email to a friend   printer friendly   view / write opinions The American College of Nurse‐Midwives (ACNM), the oldest women's

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12/26/10
PTSD After Childbirth...: Fw: CfM E-News Fall 2010: Efforts to ...

MOMS for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5807); CfM at the Midwives Alliance of North America Conference; Survivor Moms: Women's Stories of Birthing, Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse; Midwives Model of Care Pocket Folders ...

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11/30/10
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(http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5807/show). What can you do? Contact your representative and tell them to support this important groundbreaking act. Find your representative at:http://www.house.gov/. Follow the bill ...

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(http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5807/show). What can you do? Contact your representative and tell them to support this important groundbreaking act. Find your representative at:http://www.house.gov/ ...

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