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House passes 'Pennsylvania Dads Matter' bill to boost father engagement in maternal health
Summary
The House passed House Bill 1212, the 'Pennsylvania Dads Matter Act,' directing the Department of Health to conduct a public awareness campaign and provide guidance to health-care providers to encourage father involvement in maternal health.
The Pennsylvania House on Sept. 29 passed House Bill 1212, known in debate as the Pennsylvania Dads Matter Act, which would direct the Pennsylvania Department of Health to conduct a public-awareness campaign about fathers' roles in maternal health and to provide guidance to health-care providers on engaging fathers during the prenatal, birth and postpartum periods.
Representative Abney, the bill's sponsor, described the measure as —modeled off of federal bipartisan legislation— and said it would…
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