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This bill, the Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, aims to reduce the effects of implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care. It requires perinatal facilities in Georgia to implement evidence-based implicit bias programs for healthcare professionals involved in perinatal care. These programs must cover topics like identifying biases, addressing barriers to inclusion, and understanding the impacts of historical and contemporary exclusion and oppression. The bill also mandates that healthcare professionals complete initial and refresher training on these topics. Additionally, the Georgia Department of Public Health is required to collect and publish data on severe maternal morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, to help address disparities in maternal health outcomes.