Policy Issue Analysis

Policy Issue Analysis
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Introduction
The right to superior maternal care is vital for the health of mothers and their babies in the United States of America. Sadly, expectant women often face an inadequacy of competent maternal care providers, especially those living in underserved regions of the country. The situation may compromise both prenatal and postnatal care provided to women, thus resulting in unsatisfactory outcomes for those involved. In some cases, women have to cover long distances, some taking several hours, in order to access these services, which may deter them from booking appointments with providers as often as they are supposed to (Anderson, 2013). The situation becomes worse during labor when the distance may even be fatal to either the mother or the child. This paper details an analysis of the Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, which was brought to Congress on the 3rd of March, 2015 by Representative Lois Capps, Representative Michael Burgess, Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senator Mark Kirk. This paper analyzes the bill, aiming at port rating a clear picture of the policy problem, the various factors relevant to the bill, including social, economic, ethical, political and legal factors, stakeholders, as well as its significance and relevance in solving the issues it was meant to address.
Problem Identification/Policy Problem Description
There is a considerable shortage in the number of doctors who provide prenatal and postnatal car…