The Momnibus: Maternal Vaccination Act

Introduced by Representative 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.¹ For instance, mothers who receive the influenza vaccine during pregnancy are 40% less likely to be hospitalized with influenza.² Additional maternal Tdap (pertussis) vaccination helps protect infants, who are at the greatest risk for developing pertussis and its life-threatening complications.³

The bipartisan 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 Momnibus@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. 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. 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. Champaign County Health Care Consumers
53. Changent (Child First & Nurse-Family Partnership)
54. Children's Health Fund
55. Cityblock Health
56. Commonsense Childbirth Inc.
57. Community Catalyst
58. Deans' Nursing Policy Coalition
59. DONA International
60. Dr. Shalon's Maternal Action Project
61. EcoMadres
62. Engage: Promoting Women’s Economic Security
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 Doula Care & Holistic Services
76. Health Tech for Medicaid (HT4M)
77. HealthConnect One
78. Healthy Birth Day Inc.
79. HealthyWomen
80. Heluna Health
81. Hustle Mommies
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. Mainline Maternity Care
89. Majaica
90. Malone Center
91. March of Dimes
92. Mary Amelia Center for Women's Health Equity Research
93. Maternal Applications of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition
94. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
95. Maternity Care Coalition
96. Melinated Moms
97. Mental Health America
98. Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
99. Mom Congres
100. Mom.ME.
101. Mom2Mom Global
102. Momma’s Village Fayetteville
103. Moms Clean Air Force
104. MomsRising
105. Mothering Justice
106. Mothers Out Front
107. Narrative Nation Inc.
108. National Alliance to impact the Social Determinants of Health (NASDOH)
109. National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM)
110. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
111. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
112. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
113. National Association of School Nurses
114. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chicago-Metropolitan Chapter
115. National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)
116. National Health Law Program
117. National Healthy Start Association
118. National League for Nursing
119. National Medical Association
120. National Medical Fellowships, Inc.,
121. National Organization for Women
122. National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter
123. National Perinatal Task Force
124. National Urban League
125. National WIC Association
126. National Women's Law Center
127. Nemours Children's Health
128. NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
129. New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
130. Northeast Arkansas Doulas
131. Nurses for America
132. Nzuri Doula Services
133. Ob Hospitalist Group
134. Once Upon A Preemie, Inc
135. PA Education Association
136. Pace University
137. Partners In Health
138. Poppy Seed Health
139. Postpartum Support International (PSI)
140. Pregnancy Justice
141. Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
142. Prolacta Bioscience
143. Reach Healthcare - Happy Mama
144. riskLD
145. Roots and River Wellness
146. Sista Midwife Productions
147. Sister to Sister International, Inc.
148. SisterReach
149. SisterReach Illinois
150. Six Dimensions
151. SMART Recovery
152. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
153. Society for Women's Health Research
154. Sojourners
155. Star Legacy Foundation
156. The Arc of the United States
157. The Children's Partnership
158. The Collaborative
159. The Kennedy Forum
160. The National Women's Health Network
161. The Root Cause Coalition
162. The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
163. Third Way
164. Trust for America's Health
165. Union for Reform Judaism
166. United Against Inequities in Disease
167. United Church of Christ Justice and Local Church Ministries
168. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
169. Urban Baby Beginnings
170. Urban Mommy Inc
171. Vaccinate Your Family
172. Vitality Wellness Solutions PLLC
173. What to Expect Project
174. Wolomi
175. WomenHeart
176. ZERO TO THREE

¹ ACOG: ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV

² CDC: Flu Vaccine Safety and Pregnancy

³ AAFP: Pertussis Vaccine: Receiving Tdap During Pregnancy