Stand with Women and Families. Trust Women.

• Children, pregnant women, and families should not suffer from healthcare challenges.

• Our children should come first. Children should never suffer from lack of access or finances for healthcare.

• South Carolina ranks one of the worst in the nation for fetal-maternal mortality. Meaning mother-baby deaths in the whole nation.

• Black women in our state are significantly more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. Regardless of income or education. The right to survive childbirth should not depend on race, income, or zip code.

• Many pregnancy-related deaths are preventable with earlier intervention, better monitoring, and improved postpartum care.

• Expand access to pediatrics and prenatal care in rural and underserved communities.

• Increase support for OB/GYN providers, nurse midwives, and maternal-fetal specialists in high-need areas.

• Strengthen Medicaid postpartum coverage and ensure continuity of care beyond childbirth.

• Address hospital closures in rural communities that force women to travel long distances to deliver safely, or to get access to miscarriage management.

• Support community-based maternal health programs led by trusted providers within communities.

• Invest in doula programs and culturally competent care models that reduce complications and improve outcomes.

• Improve screening and treatment for maternal mental health conditions, including postpartum depression.

• Increase data transparency to identify gaps in care and hold systems accountable for disparities.

• Ensure women are listened to. Especially when reporting pain, complications, or concerns during pregnancy and delivery.

• Safe pregnancy and childbirth are fundamental to human rights and dignities.

South Carolina has a responsibility to ensure women's basic safety standards in medical care based on research, data, trends, and direct reporting. Trust women know our bodies.

We cannot claim to value life and families while ignoring preventable maternal deaths.

Strong communities are built when women are safe, supported, respected, and in charge of their own bodies.

I pledge to work hard on our Championing women and families as South Carolina State Representative and help our communities flourish responsibly.