New Jersey S700 establishes a three-year pilot program to prevent and mitigate obstetric discrimination against Black mothers in maternity care.
New Jersey S700 mandates the Department of Health to create a three-year Obstetric Discrimination Prevention and Mitigation Pilot Program. This program will involve selected maternity care hospitals and birthing centers using a perinatal quality improvement measurement tool to identify and address obstetric discrimination. The tool will evaluate the presence and impact of obstetric discrimination on Black mothers during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
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