§254c–22 Integrated Services for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Summary

The federal government can give grants to set up or run programs that bring together health care for pregnant and postpartum women. These programs must use proven or promising approaches to help moms and babies, lower bad pregnancy outcomes and deaths, and address health gaps that affect some groups more than others. States, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations can get money only if they work with partners who coordinate care, like agencies that run Medicaid and public health, health care providers for pregnant and new moms, and local community groups and health workers. Grants last 5 years (shorter for extra awards). Priority goes to places with the highest rates of maternal death or severe problems, and the program must look at health disparities, including those affecting racial and ethnic minority groups. Grantees must evaluate their results. Congress authorized $10,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.