The Momnibus: Maternal Vaccination Act

Introduced by Rep. Terri Sewell and Senator Tim Kaine

Background

Maternal vaccinations are important for the health of both moms and babies: pregnant women who contract influenza are at greater risk of maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as fetal morbidity.27 Additional maternal Tdap (pertussis) vaccination helps protect infants, who are at the greatest risk for developing pertussis and its life-threatening complications.28

The Maternal Vaccination Act, which passed the House of Representatives with unanimous bipartisan support in November 2021, supports evidence-based education and awareness efforts about the importance of maternal vaccinations.

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

Bill Summary

The Maternal Vaccination Act will provide funding for a national campaign to raise awareness about maternal vaccinations and increase maternal vaccination rates, particularly for people from communities with historically low vaccination rates.

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

Cosponsors

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

Endorsements

The Maternal Vaccinate 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 Women Birthing Justice, Inc
  38. Bloom Maternal Health
  39. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
  40. Blue Shield of California
  41. Bobbie
  42. Boston Medical Center
  43. Breastfeed Durham
  44. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
  45. BreastfeedLA
  46. California Breastfeeding Coalition
  47. CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)
  48. Catholic Health Association of the United States
  49. Catholics for Choice
  50. Center for American Progress
  51. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
  52. Center for Reproductive Rights
  53. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
  54. Children's Health Fund
  55. Cityblock Health
  56. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
  57. Community Catalyst
  58. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
  59. Diversity Uplifts, Inc.
  60. DONA International
  61. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
  62. EcoMadres
  63. EverThrive Illinois
  64. Every Mother Counts
  65. Families USA
  66. Federation of American Hospitals
  67. Fibroid Foundation
  68. First Focus Campaign for Children
  69. Futures Without Violence
  70. GA Maternal Fetal Health Alliance
  71. GLO Preemies
  72. Glow Birth & Body and The Birth Deck
  73. Grow Midwives, LLC
  74. Hackensack Meridian Health
  75. Harambee Birth and Family Center (HBFC)
  76. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
  77. HealthConnect One
  78. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
  79. HealthyWomen
  80. Heluna Health
  81. In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda
  82. Ingram Screening, LLC
  83. International OCD Foundation
  84. Lamaze International
  85. Lifeline for Families Center and Lifeline for Moms Program at UMass Chan Medical School
  86. Living Well Black
  87. Luna Tierra Birth Center
  88. Majaica
  89. Malone Center
  90. Mamatoto Village
  91. March for Moms
  92. March of Dimes
  93. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
  94. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
  95. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
  96. Maternity Care Coalition
  97. Melinated Moms
  98. Mental Health America
  99. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
  100. Mom Congres
  101. Mom.ME.
  102. Mom2Mom Global
  103. Momma’s Village Fayetteville
  104. Moms Clean Air Force
  105. MomsRising
  106. Mothering Justice
  107. Mothers Out Front
  108. NARAL Pro-Choice America
  109. Narrative Nation Inc.
  110. National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH)
  111. National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
  112. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
  113. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
  114. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  115. National Association of School Nurses
  116. National Health Law Program
  117. National Healthy Start Association
  118. National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
  119. National League for Nursing
  120. National Medical Association
  121. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
  122. National Organization for Women
  123. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
  124. National Partnership for Women & Families
  125. National Perinatal Task Force
  126. National Rural Health Association
  127. National Student Nurses' Association
  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. Nurse-Family Partnership
  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. Power to Decide
  145. Pregnancy Justice
  146. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
  147. Prolacta Bioscience
  148. Protect Our Care
  149. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
  150. riskLD
  151. Shades of Blue Project
  152. Sista Midwife Productions
  153. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
  154. SisterReach
  155. SisterReach Illinois
  156. Six Dimensions
  157. SMART Recovery
  158. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  159. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
  160. Society for Women's Health Research
  161. Sojourners
  162. Star Legacy Foundation
  163. The Arc of the United States
  164. The Children's Partnership
  165. The Collaborative
  166. The Kennedy Forum
  167. The National Women's Health Network
  168. The Root Cause Coalition
  169. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
  170. Third Way
  171. Trust for America's Health
  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. Vaccinate Your Family
  179. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
  180. What to Expect Project
  181. Wolomi
  182. WomenHeart
  183. ZERO TO THREE

 

27 ACOG: Maternal Immunization

28 CDC: Why Maternal Vaccines Are Importan