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This bill, the Perinatal Workforce Act, aims to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce by providing guidance to states on recruiting and retaining a diverse set of maternity care providers, including midwives, perinatal health workers, and others. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on best practices in respectful and culturally and linguistically congruent maternity care, and to establish a grant program to fund the creation or expansion of accredited schools and programs that train individuals in perinatal health professions, with a focus on recruiting and retaining students from underserved populations. Additionally, the bill requires a Government Accountability Office report on barriers to maternal health education and access to care in the United States.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1710/all-info