Mississippi HB1484 aims to improve maternal and infant health by encouraging fatherhood engagement during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum.
Mississippi HB1484, known as the "Fatherhood Engagement in Maternal Health Act," seeks to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes by promoting the involvement of fathers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. The bill mandates the State Department of Health to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public on the benefits of father involvement. It also requires the department to encourage maternity care providers to include paternal depression screening as part of prenatal care.
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