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Advocates urge Connecticut to adopt hospital report cards, doula supports and a perinatal mental-health task force
Summary
Witnesses at a Public Health Committee hearing urged lawmakers to pass HB 7214, proposing hospital report cards, a doula-friendly advisory committee, and a task force on perinatal mental health to address racial disparities and preventable maternal deaths.
Allison Logan, cofounder of the CT 359 network, urged the Public Health Committee to support House Bill 7214, saying Connecticut needs systemic measures to reduce racial disparities and preventable maternal deaths.
"These disparities are unacceptable and highlight the urgent need for systemic changes in maternal health care in our state," Logan said, citing a CT 359 policy advisory and data showing non-Hispanic Black parents experienced a higher rate of severe maternal mortality between February 2018 and February 2020.
Logan and other witnesses identified several bill provisions they described as essential: establishment of a…
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