Bipartisan Campaign Pledges $100M to Cut U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate in Half
(MedPage Today) -- Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge to make giving birth in the U.S. safer. The 5-year commitment aims to cut the maternal...
Bipartisan effort secures $100 million to address U.S. maternal mortality rates, aiming to halve them by 2031. Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a campaign led by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, has announced the pledge to tackle the alarming increase in maternal deaths. According to the CDC, 688 women died in 2024 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, a 4.5% rise from the previous year.
The Walton's organization is focusing on data collection, rural healthcare access, midwife training, and postpartum care improvements. The initiative seeks to leverage state funding, with matching investments from corporations and other funders, to demonstrate the effectiveness of the strategies. Senator Katie Britt and Senator Cory Booker have emphasized the urgency of the issue, calling for collaboration across political lines to address the economic and health consequences of poor maternal outcomes.
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