,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aahb  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #f1    
#bjbj,ms4 ,roybal-,allard submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the roles and the contributions of      
,america's certified nurse-midwives and 
certified midwives in providing         
high-quality1 evidence-based1           
cost-effective1 and essential sexual and
 reproductive health care services to   
women and pregnant people4  ,whereas    
certified nurse-midwives 7,c,n,ms7 and  
certified midwives 7,c,ms7 are essential
 to ,america's maternal health care     
system1 providing a wide range of sexual
 and reproductive health care services  
for people1 including the independent   
provision of primary care1 gynecologic  
and contraceptive services1             
preconception care1 care during         
pregnancy1 childbirth and the postpartum
 period1 and care of the normal newborn 

during the first #bh days of life2      
,whereas ,c,n,ms and ,c,ms care for     
people throughout their lifespan1 from  
adolescence to beyond menopause1 and    
attend approximately #aj percent of our 
,nation's births annually and serve as  
frontline essential health care         
providers during the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic2 ,whereas midwives and         
midwifery-led care is evidencebased and 
has been shown to reduce maternal and   
neonatal mortality1 rates of stillbirth1
 perineal trauma1 instrumental births1  
intrapartum analgesia use1 rates of     
severe blood loss1 preterm birth1 low   
birth weight1 and neonatal hypothermia1 
and has furthermore been associated with
 more efficient use of resources and    
improved outcomes including increased   
rates of spontaneous labor1 vaginal     
birth1 and breastfeeding2 ,whereas women
 and pregnant people who receive        
midwifery care have higher rates of     
satisfaction with their midwifery-led   
health care1 pain relief in labor1 and  

maternal-newborn interaction2 ,whereas  
,c,n,ms and ,c,ms play an integral role 
in improving health outcomes for all    
women1 pregnant people1 and newborns in 
their communities2 ,whereas midwifery   
care is associated with decreased       
pregnancy-related racial and ethnic     
health disparities and the profession of
 midwifery in the ,african-,american    
community has a rich history dating back
 centuries2 ,whereas ,black1 indigenous1
 and people of color ,c,n,ms and ,c,ms  
play an integral role in improving      
health outcomes for women1 pregnant     
people1 and newborns in their           
communities2 ,whereas midwifery is a    
significant source of maternal health   
services in rural1 underserved1 and     
low-resource urban areas1 and ,c,n,ms   
and ,c,ms attend over #cj percent of    
deliveries in rural hospitals2 ,whereas 
,c,n,ms and ,c,ms provide care in every 
setting in which sexual and reproductive
 health care services are delivered1    
including hospitals1 private office     

practices1 public health departments1   
community health centers1 the ,armed    
,forces1 the ,veterans ,health          
,administration1 the ,indian ,health    
,service1 freestanding birth centers1   
and in the home setting2 ,whereas #bjbj 
has been designated by the ,world       
,health ,organization as the            
,international ,year of the ,nurse and  
the ,midwife2 ,whereas1 in #aihb1       
,congress passed a resolution           
designating ,april #ai through #bf as   
the first ,national ,nurse-,midwifery   
,week1 and the week continued to be     
observed in ,april until #aihf when the 
observance moved to ,november #b through
 #h2 ,whereas1 since #aihh1 ,national   
,midwifery ,week has been celebrated    
during the last week of ,september or   
the first week of ,october in order to  
raise public awareness of and celebrate 
the ,nation's #ac1jjj certified         
nurse-midwives1 certified midwives1 and 
student midwives2 and ,whereas the      
celebration of ,national ,midwifery     

,week #bjbj is ,october #d through      
,october #aj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 acknowledges the celebration of    
,national ,midwifery ,week2  7#b7       
recognizes the roles and the            
contributions of ,america's certified   
nurse-midwives and certified midwives in
 providing high-quality1 evidence-based1
 cost-effective1 and essential sexual   
and reproductive health care services to
 women and pregnant people2  7#c7 thanks
 and promotes the profession of         
midwifery as practiced by certified     
nurse-midwives and certified midwives2  
and  7#d7 encourages consumers1 hospital
 administrators1 health care            
professionals1 policymakers1 and others 
to become more familiar with the        
certified nurse-midwife and certified   
midwife credential and the exceptional  
people who have earned it and are       
currently studying to earn it by        
participating in ,national ,midwifery   
,week4