,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjba,mr4   
,durb9 7= himself & ,ms4 ,coll9s7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! "w & contributions ( d\las 
t[>ds improv+ pregnancy1 bir?1 &        
po/p>tum outcomes4  ,:]eas d\las c play 
an important role 9-- 7#a7 mat]nal c>e2 
&  7#b7 address+ mat]nal mortality &    
morbidity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas d\la
 support includes cont9u\s non-cl9ical  
#a-on-#a emotional1 physical1 &         
in=mational support ar\nd ! "t ( bir?1  
includ+ dur+ pregnancy & po/p>tum2      
,:]eas d\las emp[] mo!rs ) in=mation    
ab\t pregnancy & *ildbir?2 ,:]eas /udies
 h %[n t d\la-assi/$ mo!rs are #d times 
less likely to h a l[ bir? weight baby1 
& #b times less likely to exp]i5ce      
complications dur+ pregnancy2 ,:]eas    
rese>* indicates t1 ) ! support ( d\las1
 wom5 are-- 7#a7 m likely to h vag9al   
bir?s2 &  7#b7 less likely to require   

epidural ane/hesia2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjac1 !  
,exp]t ,panel on ,improv+ ,mat]nal &    
,infant ,heal? ,outcomes 9 ,m$icaid & ! 
,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance ,program ( !
 ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices   
id5tifi$ provid+ cov]age = cont9u\s d\la
 support dur+ labor z a pot5tial /rategy
 to enhance mat]nal & infant c>e        
managem5t2 ,:]eas ! pres5ce ( a d\la    
dur+ pregnancy1 *ildbir?1 & po/p>tum    
helps fo/] %>$ decision-mak+ = bir?+    
wom5 by facilitat+ communication betwe5 
wom5 & _! provid]s2 ,:]eas a d\la       
provides cont9u\s support dur+ labor &  
deliv]y & c al]t hospital /aff to signs 
& symptoms ( complications t require    
imm$iate m$ical att5tion1 ?us l[]+ !    
risk ( escalat+ complications = ! "m &  
baby2 ,:]eas access to d\la support     
s]vices1 especially 9 und]s]v$          
communities1 may contribute to-- 7#a7   
improv$ bir? outcomes1 bo? physically & 
emotionally2 &  7#b7 l[] heal? c>e co/s 
by r$uc+ ! risk (-- 7,a7 l[ bir? weight 
babies2  7,b7 complications t might     

o!rwise g unnotic$2  7,c7 l[-risk       
ces>ean deliv]ies2 &  7,d7 epidural     
ane/hesia2  ,:]eas tra9+ memb]s (       
und]s]v$ communities to become d\las &  
support mo!rs 9 _! own communities c--  
7#a7 help provide employm5t             
opportunities = improv+ mat]nal heal?2 &
  7#b7 build tru/ & r$uce adv]se        
consequ5ces ( racial bias = pregnant &  
po/p>tum wom5 ( color2 & ,:]eas         
community-bas$ mat]nal heal? c>e models1
 includ+ d\la support s]vices1 9        
collaboration ) ob/etrical c>e1 %[ great
 promise 9 improv+1 & r$uc+ disp>ities  
91 mat]nal heal? outcomes3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes !    
important role ( d\las 9 provid+        
respectful1 responsive c>e to all wom51 
includ+ wom5 9 und]s]v$ communities :o  
lack access to mat]nal heal? s]vices2   
7#b7 ackn[l$ges t d\la support s]vices  
provide cont9u\s physical & emotional   
support to help mo!rs a*ieve heal?y     
pregnancies & safe deliv]ies &          
recov]ies2  7#c7 urges great]           

recognition = ! important role t d\las  
play 9-- 7,a7 support+ improv$          
pregnancy1 bir?1 & po/p>tum outcomes1   
includ+ mat]nal m5tal heal?2  7,b7 r$uc+
 heal? c>e co/s & work+ t[>ds !         
elim9ation ( heal? disp>ities2 &  7,c7  
ov]com+ b>ri]s = assi/+ l[-income wom5 (
 color & wom5 9 rural areas ) access to 
heal? & social supports2  7#d7          
designates ! week beg9n+ ,may #i1 #bjba1
 z ,d\la ,week to raise aw>5ess =1 &    
advocate = ! b5efits (1 d\las & !       
support s]vices d\las provide2 &  7#e7  
recognizes ! importance ( access to d\la
 support s]vices1 especially 9 und]s]v$ 
communities4