Sen. Ossoff Working to Improve Maternal Health for Black Women in Georgia

Sen. Ossoff Working to Improve Maternal Health for Black Women in Georgia April 27, 2026 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to improve maternal health for Black women in Georgia. Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the Social Determinants for Moms Act to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce the maternal mortality rate in Georgia and across the country. The bill, first introduced by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), would establish a task force and grant program to help address barriers to maternal health care access and maternal health disparities. Georgia’s maternal mortality rate ranks among the worst in the nation, with Black women being nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women. “The shockingly high maternal mortality rate for Black women in Georgia is a travesty. It is unacceptable for any mother to suffer or die because she lacks proper care, and that’s why I’m urging my colleagues to pass this legislation I’ve cosponsored to improve maternal care for Black women in Georgia,” Sen. Ossoff said. Sen. Ossoff continues working to support the health and safety of Georgia mothers and children. In May 2025, Sen. Ossoff released new findings from his ongoing investigation into the impacts of Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban, in which Georgia OBGYNs revealed they had personally encountered cases in which Georgia’s six-week abortion ban contributed to a health complication or death of the mother. Last March, Sen. Ossoff and other members of Congress demanded the Trump Administration provide answers on the reported shutdown of a critical Maternal Health data system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Last February, Sen. Ossoff introduced an amendment to protect children’s and maternal health care through Medicaid that Senate Republicans blocked. In 2024, Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass the MOMS Who Serve Act of 2024 , legislation he co-sponsored to help moms in the armed forces access perinatal health care services. Also in 2024, as Chair of the Senate Human Rights Subcommittee, Sen. Ossoff convened two public hearings at which Georgia women and Georgia OBGYNs testified to the harmful impacts of Georgia’s abortion ban. Click here to read the Social Determinants for Moms Act . # # # Prev Previous Sen. Ossoff Statement on Georgia Wildfires