HHS Outlines New Plans to Reduce U.S. Pregnancy-related Deaths

December 3 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an important HHS Action Plan – PDF and announced a partnership to reduce maternal deaths and disparities that put women at risk prior to, during, and following pregnancy. The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams issued a complementary Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health – PDF outlining the critical roles everyone can play to improve maternal health.

Read the news release.