Urgent Call to Action!
The Michigan Momnibus is on the move!! This package has already passed the Senate with bipartisan support- we now need your help to move it through the House.
We ask that you urge Michigan Speaker Hall, Chair VanderWall, and your represenative to schedule a Health Policy Committee hearing for the Michigan Momnibus Package.
To make it easy to take action, we’ve provided a simple script.
Your voice matters!
MI State of Birth Justice
The MI State of Birth Justice is a community coalition working to build urban-rural partnerships to increase access to midwifery care across the state of Michigan. Our purpose is to educate, inform, and engage our communities statewide in realizing Birth Justice.
We did it! The Birth Center Bill has officially passed and been enacted into law!
The Need
Birth Justice advocates across the state, especially those serving families in urban and rural areas, are working to address structural inequities and improve perinatal health in Michigan. Licensing birth centers and reimbursing midwifery care across birth settings are two important strategies. There are many barriers limiting the reach of this crucial work. Together, we can decrease these barriers.
The Center for American Progress
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Michigan is the only state in the country whose benchmark plan explicitly excludes birth center coverage. Also, Michigan is explicitly excluded in home birth coverage as well.
Currently, over 30% of counties in Michigan do not have access to maternity care.
Together, we can make birth centers and maternal care more accessible to improve Birth Equity across the state of Michigan.
