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This bill, the Kira Johnson Act, aims to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It provides grants to community-based organizations to establish or expand programs to prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as among underserved groups more broadly, such as those from racial and ethnic minority groups, with low household incomes, living in health professional shortage areas, or in counties with limited obstetric care. 2. It requires respectful maternity care training for all employees in maternity care settings, including on topics like implicit bias, racism, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care. 3. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the design and implementation of programs to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings. 4. It establishes a "respectful maternity care compliance program" that hospitals and other maternity care settings can implement to address instances of racism or bias in the delivery of maternity care services. The bill aims to improve maternal health outcomes and experiences, particularly for pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved communities.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1212/all-info