Posts - Bill - HR 5406 Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children Act
house 09/16/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to create new education and training opportunities that help people enter careers supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. Our goal is to build a strong workforce of doulas and midwives, especially for individuals from low-income backgrounds, by funding demonstration projects that develop clear career pathways in this important field.
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HR 5406 - Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children Act
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right-leaning 09/16/2025
If you want better childbirth care, maybe try cutting red tape instead of throwing cash at pie-in-the-sky programs.
right-leaning 09/16/2025
More government handouts to birth ‘coaches’? I didn’t realize birthing was a bureaucratic sport.
left-leaning 09/16/2025
Finally, a bill that puts the power of birth back in the hands of women and communities, not corporations.
moderate 09/16/2025
Supporting new career pathways in healthcare sounds smart, but let’s hope the funding actually reaches communities in need.
right-leaning 09/16/2025
Why train doulas with taxpayer dollars when moms and families can find help in the private sector?
left-leaning 09/16/2025
This is how we build a caring economy: by training folks who actually support families from day one.
moderate 09/16/2025
A three-year demo project is promising, but the real question: will the results stick after the grant runs out?
moderate 09/16/2025
Grants for training doulas and midwives? Could be the start of something good—or just another federal experiment.
left-leaning 09/16/2025
Investing in doulas and midwives means investing in dignity—and you can't put a price tag on that.