Social Determinants for Moms Act

Coordination to Eliminate Health Risks: The creation of a task force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts between Federal agencies and stakeholders aims to eliminate preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (Section 2(a)).

Addressing Barriers to Care: The task force may address barriers that prevent people from attending prenatal and postpartum appointments or accessing maternal health care services (Section 2(e)(1)).

Improved Access to Essentials: The bill allows for topics such as increasing access to safe, stable, affordable, and adequate housing (Section 2(e)(2)) and delivering necessities like healthy food, infant formula, clean water, and diapers to those in food deserts (Section 2(e)(3)).

Childcare Support: The task force may address the need for free and accessible drop-in childcare services during prenatal and postpartum appointments (Section 2(e)(5)).

Environmental and Safety Protections: Strategies may address the impact of water and air quality, extreme temperatures, and environmental chemicals on maternal and infant health (Section 2(e)(4)), as well as the impact of domestic or intimate partner violence (Section 2(e)(8)).

Targeted Community Support: Through grants, eligible entities such as community-based organizations or Indian Tribes can address social determinants like nutrition, transportation, and employment (Section s 3(b) and 3(e)). Priority is given to those operating in areas with high rates of maternal mortality and high poverty rates (Section 3(d)).