Thanks to your advocacy, the Massachusetts House voted unanimously to pass H4773, An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options. It is now in Senate Ways and Means.

With just a few weeks left in the legislative session, time is of the essence. Please contact your state senator this week and urge them to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.

Birthing parents have been dying and suffering unnecessary long-term health consequences. Black pregnant people die at least twice as often as their white counterparts. An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options offers evidence-based solutions to this growing crisis. 

Each of us needs to contact our state senator this week via email or phone. Find your senator here. 

Suggested script: 

“Dear Sen. ________,

H4473, An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options, incorporates evidence-based solutions, including those that integrate midwives and birth centers into our healthcare system to reduce the maternal health crisis. This legislation will improve birth options and health equity for families.

Please contact leadership and urge them to bring the bill to a floor vote before the session ends. 

We thank you for taking this important step forward for maternal health care in Massachusetts.”

Feel free to personalize your emails by adding why addressing these issues is important to you. Remember to include your name and complete street address. 

We encourage all League members to contact their senators this week and to share these actions with their personal networks. 

Questions? Email specialists@lwvma.org.

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