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commission to investigate and study methods to reduce racial inequities in maternal health
Board Information
Purpose
to examine and make recommendations to reduce racial inequities in maternal health in the commonwealthLegal Authority
Board Members
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| Member↓↓ | Seat Name | Appointing Authority | Term End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne M. Comerford | Senate chair of the joint committee on public health, or their designee | Ex Officio | - |
| Marjorie C. Decker | house chair of the joint committee on public health, or their designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | chair of the Massachusetts black and latino legislative caucus, or a designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | commissioner of the department of public health, or a designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | executive director of the health policy commission or a designee | Ex Officio | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts maternal mortality and morbidity review committee | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society who shall specialize in childbirth or maternal health | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be member of the Massachusetts chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Maternal Equity Coalition | Ex Officio | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a medical professional who practices in a birthing center | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a doula from the Birth Sisters Program at Boston Medical Center | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a certified professional midwife from Sister Soul Midwifery | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Bridges to Moms Program at Healthcare Without Walls, Inc. | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Resilient Sisterhood Project, Inc. | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a representative of Quietly United in Loss Together Corporation | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Commonwealth Mental Health & Wellness Center, Inc. | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a person who identifies as a father who belongs to a community that experiences high or disparate rates of maternal mortality | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a parent whose partner has experienced maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity | Legislature | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Maternal Equity Coalition who is a maternal peer recovery coach | Legislature | - |
| - | members from communities that experience high or disparate rates of maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity 1 | Legislature | - |
| - | members from communities that experience high or disparate rates of maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity 2 | Ex Officio | - |
| - | members from communities that experience high or disparate rates of maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity 3 | Ex Officio | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a person who has experienced severe maternal morbidity | Governor | - |
| - | 1 of whom shall be a person who has lost an immediate family member because of maternal mortality | Governor | - |