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November 12, 2023 Evonna Guillaume, RN 525 E. 21 st St, Apt 290 Charlotte, NC 28206 Senator Tina Smith 60 Plato Blvd. East Suite 220 Saint Paul, M.N. 55107 Dear Senator Smith, I am a current registered nurse and an active, young African American woman in the community. I am writing this letter to ask you to consider supporting the Black Maternal Health and MOMnibus Act (H.R. 3305). This bill has been introduced to give additional aid to African American women to help with pre and postnatal care, as well as increasing educational training on fair maternity care. When I was 10 years old, I had the opportunity to be around the experience during my godbrother’s birth. Unfortunately, that experience was a near-death one for both my godmother and her son, and it changed the trajectory of my career path. After learning that African American women are more than twice as likely to die during childbirth, I became laser focused on ensuring representation is present (Orvos, 2020). As this statistic shows, there is still a significant racial disparity within healthcare. This bill would enable educational training to be integrated into perinatal workforces to promote trust between patient and provider (Orvos, 2020). Addressing this issue was the first step, and now we must take action. After doing additional research and seeing that your Data to Save Moms Act is included within the MOMnibus Act, I implore you to extend your consideration (H.R. 3305). I can recognize that this bill will not completely halt the maternal mortality rate of black and brown people, but it will help to exponentially lower it. Being that you have such close links to education, I would love to hear your thoughts further on the issue. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Evonna Guillaume, RN evonnaguillaume@gmail.com 7047632070

References Legiscan (2023). US Congress HR3305: 2023-2024: 118th Congress. https://legiscan.com/US/text/HB3305/id/2819895 Orvos, J. M. (2020). Momnibus legislation aims to help black moms. Contemporary OB/GYN, 65(5), 12. https://web-s-ebscohost- com.liblink.uncw.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=0eebb306-a483-4c7e-a4f2- c911f8ede95e%40redis

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