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,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title     
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p]iod1 to elim9ate disp>ities 9 mat]nal 
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pregnancy-associat$ dea?s1 to id5tify   
solutions to improve heal? c>e quality &
 heal? outcomes = mo!rs1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
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,reau?orization ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,safe
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 committees ,section #cag,k7d7 ( !      
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7includ+ ob/etricians & gynecologi/s7   
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collection ( dea? record reports & !    
quality ( dea? records1 includ+ by am5d+
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c]tificate1 z appropriate4  7b7 ,be/    
practices relat+ to ! prev5tion (       
mat]nal mortality ,section #cag,k ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
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subsections 7f7 & 7g71 respectively2 &  
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 !    
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,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     

,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 dissem9ate to   
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mortality & morbidity t consid] &       
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,ext5sion ,subsection 7g7 ( section     
#cag,k ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  
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 by subsection 7b71 is am5d$ by /rik+   
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