Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HJR275 Compare Versions

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5	5	By Representatives Lands, McClammy, Drummond, Warren, Fidler,
6	6	DuBose, Hall
7	7	RFD: Rules
8	8	First Read: 22-Apr-25
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14	14	6 EJZ8RCC-1 04/17/2025 NG (L)NG 2025-1678
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17	17	HJR___ RECOGNIZING DOULAS AS VITAL MEMBERS OF THE CHILDBIRTH
18	18	TEAM.
19	19	WHEREAS, a doula is a trained, nonclinical
20	20	professional who provides physical, emotional, and
21	21	educational support and patient advocacy before, during, and
22	22	after childbirth, often independently or as part of
23	23	community-based collectives or agencies; and
24	24	WHEREAS, according to the Maternal Mortality Review
25	25	and Prevention Committee's 2018 and 2019 reports, 93 women,
26	26	of whom 37 were Black, died while pregnant or within one
27	27	year of pregnancy in Alabama, and over 60 percent of
28	28	pregnancy-related deaths were preventable; and
29	29	WHEREAS, according to that same report, Black women
30	30	in Alabama are two times more likely to die from
31	31	pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated complications
32	32	than white women; and
33	33	WHEREAS, the most recent Fetal and Infant Mortality
34	34	Review states that from 2009-2018, infants born to women of
35	35	color were twice as likely to die relative to those born to
36	36	white women; and
37	37	WHEREAS, a doula can be a powerful liaison,
38	38	connecting the mother to appropriate care providers and
39	39	remaining a constant presence of support, even when the
40	40	mother may have inconsistent providers; and
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70	70	mother may have inconsistent providers; and
71	71	WHEREAS, a doula can help advocate for a woman's
72	72	emotional and physical needs to medical staff; and
73	73	WHEREAS, increased access to doula care, especially
74	74	in under-resourced communities, can improve a range of
75	75	health outcomes for mothers and babies, lower health care
76	76	costs, reduce cesarean sections, decrease maternal anxiety
77	77	and depression, and help improve communication between
78	78	pregnant women and their health care providers; and
79	79	WHEREAS, the benefits of doula care can also have a
80	80	financial impact in helping families and the state avoid the
81	81	cost associated with low birth weight babies, cesarean
82	82	births, and other pregnancy-related complications; now
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84	84	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
85	85	HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we recognize that doulas are
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87	87	contribution in improving maternal and infant health.
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