Dec 9 | Maternal Health in Marginalized Communities

ANC 8C Commissioner Salim Adofo will bring health professionals and legal experts together to educate the community on Bill 362 Maternal Health Care Improvement and Expansion Act, to prepare testimony to present before the Council of the District of Columbia. 

Click here to read Bill 362 Maternal Health Care Improvement and Expansion Act

As proposed, Bill 362 Maternal Health Care Improvement and Expansion Act will require individual or group health plans and health insurance coverage through Medicaid or the DC Healthcare Alliance Program to:

• Cover at least two postpartum healthcare visits, home visits

• Fertility preservation services

• Transportation stipends for travel to and from prenatal and postpartum visits

• Require Medicaid to provide coverage for pregnant District residents with an Income 319 percent of the federal poverty level for one year postpartum.

The bill will also require the department of health to:

• Conduct a study on the feasibility of developing a curriculum to train doulas

• Establish a center on maternal health and wellness

• Require implicit bias training to be included in continuing medical education

RSVP HERE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Adofo is looking for Doula's and Healthcare professionals to participate in preparing residents to have input on Bill 362 Maternal Health Care Improvement and Expansion Act. 

The bill will also require the department of health to:

*Conduct a study on the feasibility of developing a curriculum to train doulas
*Establish a center on maternal health and wellness
*Require implicit bias training to be included in continuing medical education