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Massachusetts Senate passed $1.1M for birth centers and $220K for maternal mental health support!

Here is the breakdown:

  • Senator Liz Miranda secured a third consecutive year of funding for $1M for a statewide birth center grants program.

  • In addition, Worcester Community Midwifery received a dedicated $100K with the adoption of a budget amendment championed by Senator Robyn Kennedy.

  • Senator Miranda also secured $220K, the first infusion of funding for the Moms Matter Act mental health grants program that passed in the 2024 Maternal Health Omnibus Law, making it a real program not just a framework on paper.

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