Kentucky has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the nation.

Yesterday, State Representative Kim Moser, chair of the House Committee on Health Services, filed the Save Kentucky mom's act.

House Bill ten.

Nicknamed the mom, Nabbous, Bill seeks to ensure mothers receive the proper care before, during and after a birth.

According to a report from the Kentucky Maternal Mortality Review Committee, a state panel that reviews pregnancy related death.

91% of maternal deaths in 2018 were potentially preventable.

The report also shows that 8.4% of maternal deaths are suicide and 128 accidental deaths were clearly or weren't clearly attributed to physical health complications.

It's important to note that maternal mortality is a key indicator of the state's health and has a long term impact on other health related factors such as infant mortality to reduce maternal mortality.

Kentucky intends to promote optimal health before, during and after pregnancy.

This includes addressing healthy nutrition, chronicle, health conditions, substance use, health equity, social determinants of health, pregnancy, prenatal care and early elective deliveries.

So that was Representative Nancy Tate, who is a supporter of the bill that's being sponsored by the lady you're seeing on your screen right now, Representative Kim Moser, who's a retired neonatal intensive care unit and flight nurse.

She filed the maternal health measure House Bill ten yesterday.

It includes provisions that relate to insurance, health care, substance use and parental education.