President signs AHA-supported maternal health bill
President Trump on Dec. 21 signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318), AHA-supported legislation that will provide funding for states to develop maternal mortality review committees to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions. For more on how hospitals are working to reduce maternal morbidity, visit https://www.aha.org/better-health-for-mothers-and-babies.
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