Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025
Key claim: The Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025 (S1599) was introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the Senate HELP Committee to expand midwifery education and the maternal health workforce.
Abstract
(S1599 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-05-05): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Why this matters
The Midwives for MOMS Act continues a recurring congressional effort to grow the maternal health workforce through targeted midwifery education funding, situating midwifery within the broader Title VII/VIII health professions training landscape. For institutions and students, it signals potential future grant availability for accredited midwifery programs; for the field, it is an incremental pipeline lever rather than a structural change to licensure or scope of practice.