The Momnibus: Data to Save Moms Act

Introduced by Representative Sharice Davis and Senator Tina Smith

Background

Accurate, relevant data is critical to improving maternal health outcomes through effective interventions. Unfortunately, serious shortcomings in data collection and reporting making it more difficult than it should be to identify and address the factors driving our maternal mortality crisis.¹

To improve maternal health data collection and research, the Data to Save Moms Act makes critical investments that will advance evidence-based solutions to the United States maternal health crisis. One provision of the legislation – funding for maternal health research at Minority-Serving Institutions – was enacted through the Fiscal Year 2023 government spending package. By passing the comprehensive Data to Save Moms Act, we will be able to identify and fund interventions to save moms’ lives and end maternal health disparities.

For more information or to add your organization’s endorsement to the list below, please email BlackMaternalHealthCaucus@mail.house.gov.

Bill Summary

The Data to Save Moms Act will:

1. Promote greater diversity and community engagement in state and Tribal Maternal Mortality Review Committees.
2. Conduct a comprehensive review of maternal health data collection process and quality measures in coordination with key stakeholders.
3. Commission a comprehensive study on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Native American moms.
4. Invest in maternal health research at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) like Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AAPISIs).

Click HERE for a printable one-pager on the bill.

Awards

Starting in Fiscal Year 2023, through Rep. Underwood's role on the Appropriations Committee, the BMHC has secured funding in the annual federal funding package based on the Data to Save Moms Act. This funding has been used by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to establish the first-ever federally funded research network to study maternal health disparities at HBCUs and MSIs across America:

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Below is a detailed list of Fiscal Year 2025 Data to Save Moms Act awardees:

Cosponsors

Click HERE for the current list of House cosponsors and HERE for the current list of Senate cosponsors.

Endorsements

The Data to Save Moms Act is endorsed by the following organizations:

1. 1,000 Days, an initiative of FHI Solutions
2. 4Kira4Moms
3. A Better Balance
4. ACA Consumer Advocacy 
5. African American Breastfeeding Network
6. African Heritage PA Caucus
7. Alliance to End Hunger
8. American Academy of Family Physicians
9. American Academy of Nursing
10. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
11. American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
12. American Association of Birth Centers
13. American Association of Colleges of Nursing
14. American College of Nurse-Midwives
15. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
16. American Heart Association
17. American Muslim Health Professionals
18. American Nurses Association
19. American Psychological Association
20. American Public Health Association
21. Ancient Song Doula Services
22. Anxiety and Depression Association of America
23. Arika Trim Foundation
24. Association of Black Cardiologists
25. Association of Black Women Physicians
26. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE) 
27. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
28. Association of Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology
29. Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
30. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
31. Baby Cafe USA
32. Babyscripts
33. Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative
34. Big Cities Health Coalition
35. Birthing Beautiful Communities
36. Birthing Project USA
37. Black Mamas Village
38. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
39. Bloom Maternal Health
40. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
41. Blue Shield of California
42. Bobbie
43. Boston Medical Center
44. Breastfeed Durham
45. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
46. BreastfeedLA
47. California Breastfeeding Coalition
48. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
49. Catholic Health Association of the United States
50. Catholics for Choice
51. Center for American Progress
52. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
53. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
54. Changent (Child First & Nurse-Family Partnership)
55. Children's Health Fund
56. Cityblock Health
57. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
58. Community Catalyst
59. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
60. DONA International
61. Doula Alliance of Arkansas
62. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
63. EcoMadres
64. Engage: Promoting Women’s Economic Security
65. EverThrive Illinois
66. Every Mother Counts
67. Families USA
68. Federation of American Hospitals
69. Fibroid Foundation
70. First Focus Campaign for Children
71. Futures Without Violence
72. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
73. GLO Preemies
74. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
75. Grow Midwives, LLC
76. Hackensack Meridian Health
77. Harambee Doula Care & Holistic Services
78. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
79. HealthConnect One
80. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
81. HealthyWomen
82. Heluna Health
83. HIMSS
84. Hustle Mommies
85. Ingram Screening, LLC
86. International OCD Foundation
87. Lamaze International
88. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
89. Living Well Black
90. Luna Tierra Birth Center
91. Mainline Maternity Care
92. Majaica
93. Malone Center
94. March of Dimes
95. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
96. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
97. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
98. Maternity Care Coalition
99. Melinated Moms
100. Mental Health America
101. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
102. Mom Congres
103. Mom.ME.
104. Mom2Mom Global
105. Momma’s Village Fayetteville
106. Moms Clean Air Force
107. MomsRising
108. Most Beautiful W.O.M.B. Inc
109. Mothering Justice
110. Mothers Out Front
111. Narrative Nation Inc.
112. National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH)
113. National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
114. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
115. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
116. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
117. National Association of School Nurses
118. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chicago-Metropolitan Chapter
119. National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
120. National Health Law Program
121. National Healthy Start Association
122. National League for Nursing
123. National Medical Association
124. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
125. National Organization for Women
126. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
127. National Perinatal Task Force
128. National Urban League
129. National WIC Association
130. National Women's Law Center
131. Nemours Children's Health
132. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
133. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
134. Northeast Arkansas Doulas
135. Nurses for America
136. Nzuri Doula Services
137. Ob Hospitalist Group
138. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
139. PA Education Association
140. Pace University
141. Partners In Health
142. Poppy Seed Health
143. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
144. Pregnancy Justice
145. Premier Inc.
146. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
147. Prolacta Bioscience
148. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
149. riskLD
150. Roots and River Wellness
151. Service Women's Action Networ
152. Sista Midwife Productions
153. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
154. SisterReach
155. SisterReach Illinois
156. Six Dimensions
157. SMART Recovery
158. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
159. Society for Women's Health Research
160. Sojourners
161. Star Legacy Foundation
162. The Arc of the United States
163. The Children's Partnership
164. The Collaborative
165. The Kennedy Forum
166. The National Women's Health Network
167. The Root Cause Coalition
168. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
169. Third Way
170. Trust for America's Health
171. U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
172. Union for Reform Judaism
173. United Against Inequities in Disease
174. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
175. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
176. Urban Baby Beginnings
177. Urban Mommy Inc
178. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
179. What to Expect Project
180. Wolomi
181. WomenHeart
182. ZERO TO THREE

¹ Science Direct: We’re guessing: The data crisis in maternal mortality research in the United States