,,iii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #aed ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,april #aj1 #bjai ,ms4 ,h>ris 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,,resolution ,recogniz+ ! week ( ,april #aa ?r\gh ,april #ag1 #bjai1 z ,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week to br+ national att5tion to ! mat]nal heal? crisis 9 ! ,black community & ! importance ( r$uc+ mat]nal mortality & morbidity among ,black wom54 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ,black mo!rs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are #c to #d times m likely ?an ,:ite mo!rs to die f pregnancy-relat$ causes2 ,:]eas ,black wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates suff] f life-?reat5+ pregnancy complications1 kn[n z mat]nal morbidities1 twice z (t5 z ,:ite wom52 ,:]eas mat]nal mortality rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are-- 7#a7 among ! highe/ 9 ! develop$ _w2 & 7#b7 increas+ rapidly2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has ! highe/ mat]nal mortality rate among afflu5t c\ntries1 9 "p because ( ! disproportionate mortality rate ( ,black mo!rs2 ,:]eas ,black wom5 are #di p]c5t m likely ?an ,:ite wom5 to deliv] prematurely2 ,:]eas ! high rates ( mat]nal mortality among ,black wom5 span across-- 7#a7 income levels2 7#b7 education levels2 & 7#c7 socioeconomic /atus2 ,:]eas /ructural racism1 g5d] oppression1 & ! social det]m9ants ( heal? inequities exp]i5c$ by ,black wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates significantly contribute to ! disproportionately high rates ( mat]nal mortality & morbidity among ,black wom52 ,:]eas racism & discrim9ation play a consequ5tial role 9 mat]nal heal? c>e1 exp]i5ces1 & outcomes2 ,:]eas a fair di/ribution ( res\rces1 especially ) reg>d to reproductive heal? c>e s]vices & mat]nal heal? programm+1 is critical to clos+ ! mat]nal heal? racial disp>ity gap2 ,:]eas1 ev5 z !re is gr[+ conc]n ab\t improv+ access to m5tal heal? s]vices1 ,black wom5 are lea/ likely to h access to m5tal heal? scre5+s1 treatm5t1 & support be=e1 dur+1 & aft] pregnancy2 ,:]eas ju/ice-in=m$1 culturally congru5t models ( c>e are b5eficial to ,black wom52 & ,:]eas an inve/m5t mu/ be made 9-- 7#a7 mat]nity c>e = ,black wom52 & 7#b7 policies t support & promote af=dable1 compreh5sive1 & holi/ic mat]nal heal? c>e t is free f g5d] & racial discrim9ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes-- 7#a7 t ,black wom5 are exp]i5c+ high1 disproportionate rates ( mat]nal mortality & morbidity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#b7 t ! al>m+ly high rates ( mat]nal mortality among ,black wom5 are unacceptable2 7#c7 t1 9 ord] to bett] mitigate ! effects ( sy/emic & /ructural racism1 ,congress mu/ "w t[>d ensur+ t ! ,black community has-- 7,a7 adequate h\s+2 7,b7 transportation equity2 7,c7 nutriti\s food2 7,d7 clean wat]2 7,e7 environm5ts free f tox9s2 7,f7 fair treatm5t )9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em2 7,g7 safety & fre$om f viol5ce2 7,h7 a liv+ wage2 7,i7 equal economic opportunity2 & 7,j7 compreh5sive1 af=dable heal? c>e2 7#d7 t1 9 ord] to improve mat]nal heal? outcomes1 ,congress mu/ fully support & enc\rage policies gr\nd$ 9 ! human rights & reproductive ju/ice frameworks t address ,black mat]nal heal? inequity2 7#e7 t ,black wom5 mu/ be active p>ticipants 9 ! policy decisions t impact _! lives2 7#f7 t ,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week is an opportunity-- 7,a7 to raise national aw>5ess ( ! /ate ( ,black mat]nal heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7,b7 to amplify ! voices ( ,black wom51 families1 & communities2 7,c7 to s]ve z a national plat=m =-- 7i7 entities l$ by ,black wom52 & 7ii7 ef=ts on mat]nal heal?2 & 7,d7 to enhance community organiz+ on ,black mat]nal heal?2 & 7#g7 ! significance ( ,april #aa ?r\gh ,april #ag1 #bjai1 z ,black ,mat]nal ,heal? ,week4