This Father’s Day, Americans celebrated all that dads do for our families and communities.

Now, we must say something that doesn't get said enough: the maternal health crisis is not only a crisis for mothers. It is a crisis for fathers, for babies, for whole families. And fathers are not bystanders to it—they can be part of the solution.

We come from different parties: a Democrat from New Jersey, a Republican from Arkansas. But on this we agree completely: a mother's life is not a red or blue issue. And dads have a crucial role to play in ending America’s maternal mortality crisis. 

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any wealthy nation, and the toll falls hardest on Black mothers and on rural families far from a delivery room. No party has a monopoly on that grief—or on the urgency to end it. We have each spent years calling attention to this issue and taking steps to address it once and for all. 

In New Jersey, it has meant pairing progress at home with leadership in Washington. For years,........

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