SWHR signed on to a letter to Senate leadership requesting $100 million for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Moms and Babies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative in the Phase 4 COVID-19 relief bill. The letter was initially sent to the Senate in March, but the recent version is updated to reflect new reported data about pregnant women contracting COVID-19 at a higher rate than nonpregnant women. Additional funding will enable the CDC to develop detailed guidance for health care providers on the care of pregnant women and infants, improve evidence-based communications to this at-risk population, and allow CDC to identify any long-term impacts on infant development.
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