Requires the department of health to evaluate and make recommendations related to maternal health care and birthing best practices; repeals certain provisions.
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Requires the department of health to develop and maternal health care providers to distribute written information about episiotomy to maternity patients.
Establishes a maternal health monitoring pilot program within the department of health to offer eligible participants improved maternal health care through remote patient monitoring for maternal hypertension and maternal diabetes; requires delivery of a report.
Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Study Equitable Access to Maternal Health Care and Birthing Facilities
Establishes a fund within the department of health to support the operation and expansion of women’s, maternal, and infant health and birthing services at Newport Hospital.
Requires maternal mortality review boards to annually share information with the New York city and county health departments, including circumstances, common factors and patterns, best practices and strategies, primary data, vital records data, and any other guidance associated with reported cases of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Establishes a 14 member doula Medicaid reimbursement work group within the department of health to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice; requires the work group to conduct a study and evaluate the costs, benefits and issues that may be associated with Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and for providing doula care to Medicaid recipients; makes related provisions.
Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.