A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.

S. 2621 would amend federal health law to continue funding and support for state-based maternal mortality review committees. These committees examine pregnancy-related deaths to identify patterns and develop prevention strategies. The bill would also direct the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, state medical societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives—organizations that work to improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes.

If enacted, this legislation could help states better track and understand why maternal deaths occur and spread evidence-based approaches to reduce them across healthcare systems. The bill is currently in the Senate committee process and has not yet been voted on by the full chamber.