Gov. Baker signs bill creating maternal health commission Share Updated: 6:06 AM EST Jan 14, 2021 By State House News Service File Photo Share Updated: 6:06 AM EST Jan 14, 2021 By State House News Service A new state commission, established under a law Gov. Charlie Baker signed Wednesday, will be tasked with seeking out steps to address racial inequities in maternal health.The panel will explore ways to reduce or eliminate inequities in maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity and investigate barriers to accessing prenatal and postpartum care, the availability of doulas and birthing centers, and the impacts of historical and current structural, institutional and individual forms of racism, the State House News Service reported. In a statement issued last week after the bill (H 4818) cleared the Legislature, Sen. Becca Rausch said Black people giving birth in Massachusetts are twice as likely as their white counterpa