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4	4	STSESSION S. RES. 32
5	5	Designating January 23, 2025, as ‘‘Maternal Health Awareness Day’’.
6	6	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
7	7	JANUARY23, 2025
8	8	Mr. B
9	9	OOKER(for himself, Mrs. BRITT, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. WELCH, Mr.
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11	11	ICKENLOOPER, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. VANHOLLEN) sub-
12	12	mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
13	13	the Judiciary
14	14	RESOLUTION
15	15	Designating January 23, 2025, as ‘‘Maternal Health
16	16	Awareness Day’’.
17	17	Whereas each year in the United States, approximately 800
18	18	women die as a result of complications related to preg-
19	19	nancy and childbirth;
20	20	Whereas the pregnancy-related mortality ratio, defined as the
21	21	number of pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live
22	22	births, more than quadrupled in the United States be-
23	23	tween 1987 and 2021;
24	24	Whereas, according to the United Nations Maternal Mortality
25	25	Estimation Inter-Agency Group, the United States is one
26	26	of the only countries in the world with a significant per-
27	27	centage increase in the maternal mortality in 2020;
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31	31	Whereas, of all pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in the
32	32	United States in 2020—
33	33	(1) approximately 25.7 percent occurred during
34	34	pregnancy;
35	35	(2) approximately 11.1 percent occurred during
36	36	childbirth;
37	37	(3) approximately 16.2 percent occurred 1 to 6 days
38	38	postpartum;
39	39	(4) approximately 20.2 percent occurred 7 to 42
40	40	days postpartum; and
41	41	(5) approximately 26.9 percent occurred between 43
42	42	days and 1 year postpartum.
43	43	Whereas 83.5 percent of pregnancy-related deaths in the
44	44	United States are considered preventable;
45	45	Whereas, each year, as many as 60,000 women in the United
46	46	States suffer from a severe maternal morbidity, which in-
47	47	cludes unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that
48	48	can result in significant short- and long-term health con-
49	49	sequences;
50	50	Whereas, approximately 20 percent of mothers who give birth
51	51	in the United States report experiencing mistreatment;
52	52	Whereas postpartum depression affects a significant percent-
53	53	age of new mothers who give birth, with estimates rang-
54	54	ing from 10 to 20 percent of mothers who give birth ex-
55	55	periencing depressive symptoms during the first year
56	56	after childbirth, but many postpartum depression cases
57	57	go undiagnosed and untreated, often due to a lack of
58	58	screening;
59	59	Whereas various social and systemic factors can influence
60	60	maternal health outcomes and contribute to disparities in
61	61	care;
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65	65	Whereas significant disparities in maternal health outcomes
66	66	exist in the United States, including that—
67	67	(1) the pregnancy-related mortality ratio for Black
68	68	women is nearly 3 times higher than that of White
69	69	women;
70	70	(2) the pregnancy-related mortality ratio for Amer-
71	71	ican Indian and Alaska Native women is more than twice
72	72	as high as White women;
73	73	(3) the pregnancy-related mortality ratio for Black,
74	74	American Indian, and Alaska Native women with at least
75	75	some college education is higher compared to women of
76	76	all other racial and ethnic backgrounds with less than a
77	77	high school diploma;
78	78	(4) the rate of severe maternal morbidity for Black
79	79	and Asian-Pacific Islander women is approximately twice
80	80	as high as the rate for White women;
81	81	(5) women who live in rural areas have a greater
82	82	rate of severe maternal morbidity and mortality com-
83	83	pared to women who live in urban areas;
84	84	(6) 59 percent of rural counties are considered a
85	85	maternity care desert;
86	86	(7) rural counties with more Black and Hispanic
87	87	residents and lower median incomes are less likely to
88	88	have access to hospital obstetric services;
89	89	(8) the average travel distance for maternity care
90	90	deserts and rural counties is 28.1 and 17.3 miles, respec-
91	91	tively; and
92	92	(9) American Indian and Alaska Native women liv-
93	93	ing in rural communities are more than twice as likely as
94	94	their White counterparts to report receiving late or no
95	95	prenatal care;
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99	99	Whereas 47 States and the District of Columbia have adopt-
100	100	ed the option to extend coverage for postpartum care
101	101	under Medicaid to 12 months;
102	102	Whereas 49 States, the District of Columbia, New York City,
103	103	Philadelphia, and Puerto Rico each have a formal mater-
104	104	nal mortality review committee or legal requirement to
105	105	review pregnancy-related deaths;
106	106	Whereas State and local maternal mortality review commit-
107	107	tees are positioned to comprehensively assess maternal
108	108	deaths and identify opportunities for prevention;
109	109	Whereas 49 States and the District of Columbia are partici-
110	110	pating in the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health,
111	111	which promotes consistent and safe maternity care to re-
112	112	duce maternal morbidity and mortality;
113	113	Whereas community-based maternal health care models, in-
114	114	cluding midwifery childbirth services, doula support serv-
115	115	ices, community and perinatal health worker services, and
116	116	group prenatal care, in collaboration with culturally com-
117	117	petent physician care, show great promise in improving
118	118	maternal health outcomes and reducing disparities in ma-
119	119	ternal health outcomes;
120	120	Whereas increasing the maternal health care workforce and
121	121	expanding telehealth services can help reduce the dispari-
122	122	ties in maternal health outcomes;
123	123	Whereas many organizations have implemented initiatives to
124	124	educate patients and providers about—
125	125	(1) all causes of, contributing factors to, and dis-
126	126	parities in maternal mortality;
127	127	(2) the prevention of pregnancy-related deaths; and
128	128	(3) the importance of listening to and empowering
129	129	all people to report pregnancy-related medical issues; and
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133	133	Whereas several States, communities, and organizations rec-
134	134	ognize January 23 as ‘‘Maternal Health Awareness Day’’
135	135	to raise awareness about maternal health and promote
136	136	maternal safety: Now, therefore, be it
137	137	Resolved, That the Senate— 1
138	138	(1) designates January 23, 2025, as ‘‘Maternal 2
139	139	Health Awareness Day’’; 3
140	140	(2) supports the goals and ideals of Maternal 4
141	141	Health Awareness Day, including— 5
142	142	(A) raising public awareness about mater-6
143	143	nal mortality, maternal morbidity, and dispari-7
144	144	ties in maternal health outcomes; and 8
145	145	(B) encouraging the Federal Government, 9
146	146	States, territories, Tribes, local communities, 10
147	147	public health organizations, physicians, health 11
148	148	care providers, and others to take action to re-12
149	149	duce adverse maternal health outcomes and im-13
150	150	prove maternal safety; 14
151	151	(3) promotes initiatives— 15
152	152	(A) to address and eliminate disparities in 16
153	153	maternal health outcomes; and 17
154	154	(B) to ensure respectful and equitable ma-18
155	155	ternity care practices; 19
156	156	(4) honors those who have passed away as a re-20
157	157	sult of pregnancy-related causes; and 21
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161	161	(5) supports and recognizes the need for mean-1
162	162	ingful investments in efforts to improve maternal 2
163	163	health, eliminate disparities in maternal health out-3
164	164	comes, and promote respectful and equitable mater-4
165	165	nity care practices. 5
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