The Momnibus: Data to Save Moms Act

Introduced by Rep. Sharice Davis and Senator Tina Smith

Background

According to the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, “data collection on maternal health risks, services, [and] outcomes in the United States continues to be fragmented, unstandardized, nontransparent, and irregular,” impeding efforts to address maternal health disparities.¹⁴

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 2023 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. A Better Balance
3. ACA Consumer Advocacy
4. ACHNE
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 College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
16. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
17. American Heart Association
18. American Muslim Health Professionals
19. American Nurses Association
20. American Psychological Association
21. American Public Health Association
22. Ancient Song
23. Anxiety and Depression Association of America
24. Arika Trim Foundation
25. Association of Black Cardiologists
26. Association of Black Women Physicians
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. Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA)
37. Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
38. Black Women Birthing Justice, Inc
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. Center for Reproductive Rights
54. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
55. Children's Health Fund
56. Cityblock Health
57. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
58. Community Catalyst
59. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
60. Diversity Uplifts, Inc.
61. DONA International
62. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
63. EcoMadres
64. EverThrive Illinois
65. Every Mother Counts
66. Families USA
67. Federation of American Hospitals
68. Fibroid Foundation
69. First Focus Campaign for Children
70. Futures Without Violence
71. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
72. GLO Preemies
73. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
74. Grow Midwives, LLC
75. Hackensack Meridian Health
76. Harambee Birth and Family Center (HBFC)
77. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
78. HealthConnect One
79. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
80. HealthyWomen
81. Heluna Health
82. HIMSS
83. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda
84. Ingram Screening, LLC
85. International OCD Foundation
86. Lamaze International
87. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
88. Living Well Black
89. Luna Tierra Birth Center
90. Majaica
91. Malone Center
92. Mamatoto Village
93. March for Moms
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. Mothering Justice
109. Mothers Out Front
110. NARAL Pro-Choice America
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 Health Law Program
119. National Healthy Start Association
120. National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
121. National League for Nursing
122. National Medical Association
123. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
124. National Organization for Women
125. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
126. National Partnership for Women & Families
127. National Perinatal Task Force
128. National Rural Health Association
129. National Student Nurses' Association
130. National Urban League
131. National WIC Association
132. National Women's Law Center
133. Nemours Children's Health
134. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
135. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
136. Nurse-Family Partnership
137. Nurses for America
138. Nzuri Doula Services
139. Ob Hospitalist Group
140. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
141. PA Education Association
142. Pace University
143. Partners In Health
144. Poppy Seed Health
145. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
146. Power to Decide
147. Pregnancy Justice
148. Premier Inc.
149. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
150. Prolacta Bioscience
151. Protect Our Care
152. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
153. riskLD
154. Shades of Blue Project
155. Sista Midwife Productions
156. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
157. SisterReach
158. SisterReach Illinois
159. Six Dimensions
160. SMART Recovery
161. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
162. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
163. Society for Women's Health Research
164. Sojourners
165. Star Legacy Foundation
166. The Arc of the United States
167. The Children's Partnership
168. The Collaborative
169. The Kennedy Forum
170. The National Women's Health Network
171. The Root Cause Coalition
172. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
173. Third Way
174. Trust for America's Health
175. U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
176. Union for Reform Judaism
177. United Against Inequities in Disease
178. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
179. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
180. Urban Baby Beginnings
181. Urban Mommy Inc
182. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
183. What to Expect Project
184. Wolomi
185. WomenHeart
186. ZERO TO THREE

¹⁴ White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis