U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala) joined Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to reintroduce the NIH IMPROVE Act, which would ensure consistent funding for research on maternal care and mortality. In 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative. IMPROVE supports research to reduce preventable causes of maternal deaths and improve health care for women before, during, and after pregnancy. The program cur