Texas health agency plans to release maternal health data earlier than expected, according to letter

Representative Shawn Thierry, D-Houston, calls for Texas to do more study of maternal mortality data during a special legislative session in July 2017. Representative Helen Giddings , D-DeSoto, and Marsha Jones, Executive Director of The Afiya Center, look on.Texas health officials plan to release maternal health data and recommendations during the upcoming legislative session, according to a letter sent to State Rep. Shawn Thierry.

The letter came in response to Thierry's request for the most recent analysis by the state's Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. The committee releases a report every other year, with key recommendations to help guide policy to prevent maternal deaths. But last month, the state health agency said this year's report would be delayed until after the legislative session, because the committee had not yet completed a full analysis.

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