WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions recently advanced bipartisan legislation that U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan joined in introducing to improve maternal health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.

The bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act aims to reduce maternal mortality rates and address health disparities that disproportionately impacts women who live in rural areas and women of color.

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