“When I walked into that hospital that afternoon the thought that my wife would not walk out to raise her boys it never crossed my mind,” said Johnson.
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“It should be a fundamental human right for a mother to give birth to a healthy baby in country and live to raise those children,” said Johnson.On Capitol Hill Tuesday, members of Congress met with advocates like Johnson for the2023 Stakeholder Summit. This comes as some lawmakers say the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country.
This includes expanding access to midwives and doulas and diversifying the workforce that helps before and after birth
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