New Jersey S111 mandates the Commissioner of Health to launch a maternity care public awareness campaign.

New Jersey S111 requires the Commissioner of Health to establish a maternity care public awareness campaign. The campaign will disseminate information to the public on various aspects of maternity care, including hospital rates of cesarean births and breastfeeding, the benefits of physiologic birth, and the importance of avoiding unnecessary interventions. It will also promote patient rights, shared decision-making, and the use of high-value care forms such as midwives and doulas.

New Jersey S111 mandates the Commissioner of Health to launch a maternity care public awareness campaign.

New Jersey S111 requires the Commissioner of Health to establish a maternity care public awareness campaign. The campaign will disseminate information to the public on various aspects of maternity care, including hospital rates of cesarean births and breastfeeding, the benefits of physiologic birth, and the importance of avoiding unnecessary interventions. It will also promote patient rights, shared decision-making, and the use of high-value care forms such as midwives and doulas.