Midwifery Modernization and Maternal Health Care Deserts
Policy Committee April 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH, April 15 – Too many expecting mothers are dying across the state, and with a growing number of health care facilities in danger of closing, more regions across the state have limited or non-existent access to maternal health care facilities. It’s a trend state lawmakers are attempting to reverse. The House Majority Policy Committee and Black Maternal Health Caucus co-hosted a hearing on midwifery modernization and maternal health caucus Tuesday at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh. The hearing was just one of numerous events hosted by the Black Maternal Health Caucus as part of the statewide, three-day Maternal Health Summit. 
- Host: Reps. Gina Curry (D-Phila.), La'Tasha D. Mayes (D-Allegheny), Morgan Cephas (D-Phila.)
- Testifiers:
- Tica Nickson- Founder and Executive Director, BirthRoot Community Doula Alliance
- Nia Howze- Patient, Pittsburgh, PA
- Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD- OBGYN, Allegheny Health Network
- Annetra Taylor, MSN, CSM- Midwife, The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health
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