Democratic women launch plan to help Kentucky moms, babies
and last updated 2021-02-02 18:23:16-05
(LEX 18) â A group of Democratic women lawmakers wants the Kentucky legislature to address the state s maternal mortality problem and help make pregnancy, birth and the post-partum experience safer in Kentucky.
The House Democratic Women s Caucus launched their legislative plan to do all of this. It s called the Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health Project, and it features 21 different bills that focus on five key topics: care for families, health equity, access to care, mental health, and incarceration. Healthy babies demand parents who are thriving - especially the moms, said Rep. Pamela Stevenson. If the moms are not thriving, it s real hard to imagine how they can take care of a child who needs everything from that mom.