,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjbc,mr4  
,veasey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mr4   
,correa1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,jackson (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,c>son1  
,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1    
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4     
,br[n1 & ,mr4 ,cleav]7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! role ( fa!r  
engagem5t 9 improv+ ov]all heal?        
outcomes dur+ pregnancy1 bir?1 &        
po/p>tum1 = bo? ! "m & baby4  ,:]eas a  
fa!r is a support+ p>tn] 9 a *ild's     
developm5t z well z dur+ !              
preconception1 pregnancy1 bir?1 &       
po/p>tum p]iods2 ,:]eas we recognize !  
importance ( support+ families reg>dless
 ( sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity (  
ei!r ! support+ p>tn] or bir?+ p>tn] is 
key2 ,:]eas increas$ fa!r engagem5t c   

play an important role 9-- 7#a7 improv+ 
mat]nal heal? & mat]nal m5tal heal? c>e2
 &  7#b7 address+ mat]nal & infant      
mortality & morbidity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& globally2 ,:]eas racial disp>ities 9  
mat]nal & infant heal? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 h p]si/$ = decades despite cont9u$     
advancem5ts 9 heal? c>e2 ,:]eas !       
mat]nal mortality rate 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has = _m ye>s exce$$ t ( o!r           
high-income c\ntries & cont9ues to      
disproportionally affect m9ority wom52  
,:]eas ^! disp>ities h la/+ impacts on !
 lives ( ! fa!rs & *ildr52 ,:]eas rese>*
 has f\nd t support+ families           
holi/ically1 actively includ+ & engag+  
fa!rs 9 all aspects ( mat]nal heal? c>e1
 f preconception ?r\gh pregnancy & !    
fir/ ye> po/p>tum c positively impact   
%ort- & long-t]m heal? outcomes1        
improv+-- 7#a7 pregnancy & po/p>tum     
heal?--:5 fa!rs are involv$ & engag$1   
mo!rs are-- 7,a7 m likely to receive    
e>ly & regul> pr5atal c>e2  7,b7 at     
r$uc$ risk ( p]9atal mood & anxiety     

disord]s 7,,pmad72  7,c7 less likely to 
smoke1 dr9k1 or use drugs2  7,d7 m      
likely to eat well & take recomm5d$     
vitam9_/m9]al supplem5ts2  7,e7 m likely
 to foll[ physician's recomm5dations2   
less likely to exp]i5ce complications   
dur+ pregnancy & labor2 &  7,f7 m likely
 to h a heal?y1 safe bir?1 & m likely to
 succe$ at brea/fe$+2  7#b7 a baby's    
heal? at bir? includ+-- 7,a7 a heal?y   
bir? weight2  7,b7 l[]$ risk ( a bir?   
defect2  7,c7 l[]$ risk ( ext5d$ ,,nicu 
c>e2 &  7,d7 l[]$ risk ( %ort- &        
long-t]m disability2 &  7#c7 a *ild's   
%ort- & long-t]m heal? & well-be+       
includ+-- 7,a7 improv+ social1          
emotional1 & cognitive developm5t2  7,b7
 improv+ outcomes 9 s*ool2  7,c7 r$uc+  
rates ( te5 pregnancies2  7,d7 r$uc+    
risk ( sub/ance use2 &  7,e7 improv+    
future executive function &             
self-regulation2  ,:]eas a fa!r's       
support dur+ pregnancy c help promote   
cessation ( smok+1 dr9k+1 & drug use 9 !
 "m1 all ( :i* c lead to l[ bir? weight1

 pret]m bir?1 bir? defects1 & an        
increas$ risk ( sudd5 unexpect$ infant  
dea?s 7,s,u,i,ds72 ,:]eas fa!r          
involvem5t dur+ pregnancy has be5 l9k$ )
 a #cf-p]c5t r$uction 9 smok+ 9 a "m2   
,:]eas a fa!r's p>ticipation dur+       
pr5atal c>e appo9tm5ts provides ! "m )  
additional support to recognize pot5tial
 pregnancy-relat$ complications t c\ld  
lead to mat]nal morbidity & mortality1 &
 complications c\ld include-- 7#a7      
preeclampsia2  7#b7 p]ip>tum            
c>diomyopa?y2  7#c7 pret]m labor2  7#d7 
p]9atal mood & anxiety disord]s         
7,,pmad72  7#e7 pregnancy loss or       
misc>riage2  7#f7 /illbir?2  7#g7 high  
blood pressure2  7#h7 c]vical           
infections2  7#i7 ge/ational diabetes2  
7#aj7 plac5tal abruption2  7#aa7 ectopic
 pregnancy2 &  7#ab7 ut]9e rupture2     
,:]eas #a 9 #e wom5 exp]i5ce a ,,pmad1 )
 suicide be+ ! lead+ cause ( prev5table 
mat]nal dea?s1 & ! add$ support ( fa!r  
engagem5t c help to r$uce ! risk ( a    
,,pmad2 ,:]eas evid5ce %[s t :5 fa!rs   

are involv$ dur+ pregnancy appo9tm5ts & 
mile/ones1 mo!rs are #a4e times m likely
 to receive pr5atal c>e 9 ! fir/        
trime/]1 :i* improves heal? & outcome = 
bo? ! "m & baby2 ,:]eas me?ods to emp[] 
fa!rs z advocates = bo? "m & baby       
include-- 7#a7 address+ cultural beliefs
 ab\t fa!rhood & m5's role 9 mat]nal    
heal? & families1 especially ^? t       
disc\rage fa!r p>ticipation2  7#b7      
address+ discrim9ation _m fa!rs face    
relat$ to _! culture & racial id5tities2
  7#c7 address+ racism & bias 9 ! heal? 
c>e sy/em & inequities 9 heal? c>e      
access2  7#d7 address+ /ructural &      
sy/emic b>ri]s t prev5t fa!rs ( color f 
be+ active 9 ! heal? outcomes ( mo!rs & 
*ildr52  7#e7 pe]-to-pe]1 fa!r-to-fa!r  
enc\ragem5t1 support1 & education 9     
communities t traditionally ar5't       
inclusive ( fa!rs2  7#f7 involv+ fa!rs 9
 pr5atal & po/p>tum c>e2  7#g7 provid+  
fa!rs ) in=mation ab\t :at to expect    
be=e1 dur+1 & aft] bir? & h[ !y c bett] 
und]/& & support _! p>tn]1 z well z to  

help !m bond toge!r z a p>5t+ team2 &   
7#h7 educat+ & engag+ fa!rs 9           
conv]sations & guidance ab\t m5tal      
heal?1 brea/fe$+ practices1 heal? c>e   
appo9tm5ts1 safe sleep1 sk9-to-sk9 *ild 
bond+1 & e>ly *ildhood developm5t2      
,:]eas increas+ outrea* = fa!rs to jo9  
gr\p pr5atal c>e models & att5d+ pr5atal
 & po/natal appo9tm5ts c help 9 prep>+  
bo? p>5ts & creates opportunities =     
p>5ts to view pregnancy & p>5t+ z a team
 ef=t2 ,:]eas publicly available        
pregnancy & bir? education help fa!rs   
access accurate & up-to-date in=mation  
ab\t *ildbir? & prop]ly support pregnant
 p z bir? p>tn]s2 ,:]eas a fa!r's       
sk9-to-sk9 contact j aft] bir? & 9 !    
mon?s foll[+ bir? has be5 %[n to support
 & improve ! heal? & developm5t ( a     
newborn1 improve a fa!r's m5tal heal?1 &
 fo/] fa!r-*ild bond+ 9 ! %ort & long   
t]m2 ,:]eas fa!rs are biologically      
h>d-wir$ to be nurtur]s1 & exp]i5ce a   
decl9e 9 te/o/]one & a surge 9 e/rog5   
?r\gh\t ! pr5atal & po/p>tum p]iods2    

,:]eas /udies %[ t engag+ fa!rs 9       
conv]sations ab\t safe sleep guidel9es c
 help increase safe sleep & r$uce infant
 dea?s2 ,:]eas provid+ fa!rs ) guidance 
ab\t infant cry+ & ! risks ( %ak5 baby  
syndrome c r$uce infant dea?s2 ,:]eas a 
fa!r's active support ( brea/fe$+       
greatly increases ! *ances ( successful 
brea/fe$+1 :i* improves ! physical &    
m5tal heal? ( babies & mo!rs1 & r$uces !
 risk ( ,s,u,i,ds2 ,:]eas remov+ b>ri]s 
to fa!r engagem5t c enc\rage great]     
involvem5t dur+ pregnancy1 deliv]y1 &   
p>5?ood su* z-- 7#a7 remov+ ob/acles    
relat$ to employm5t & loss ( income1 su*
 z lack ( paid family leave2  7#b7 (f]+ 
mod]at$ fa!r support gr\ps & classes2   
7#c7 *ang+ messag+ ab\t societal        
p]ceptions ab\t fa!rs' roles 9 pregnancy
 & p>5t+2 &  7#d7 heal? c>e provid]s    
(f]+ pr5atal appo9tm5ts outside ( regul>
 "w h\rs1 ?r\gh teleheal? or ?r\gh      
take-home1 fa!r-focus$ res\rces2 ,:]eas 
intimate p>tn] viol5ce 7,,ipv7 is a     
lead+ cause ( mat]nal dea? & fa!rs :o   

are engag$ 9 _! p>tn]'s c>e & are inve/$
 9 _! baby's heal? & developm5t are less
 likely to engage 9 ,,ipv1 & lat]1 9    
*ild abuse2 ,:]eas #ed p]c5t (          
pregnancy-associat$ suicide dea?s       
involve ,,ipv2 ,:]eas support+ paid     
pat]nal leave w gu>antee bo? mo!rs &    
fa!rs "t to bond ) _! baby dur+ !       
critical fir/ mon?s & a f\ndation = a   
/rong] fa!r-*ild relation%ip & a        
heal?i]1 m successful life = a *ild2 &  
,:]eas fa!rs :o report close1 nonviol5t 
connections ) _! *ildr5 h few] m5tal &  
physical heal? problems1 are less likely
 to abuse drugs1 & are m likely to be   
involv$ 9 _! neighborhoods & community3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
important role ( fa!rs 9 increas+       
positive mat]nal outcomes2  7#b7        
ackn[l$ges ! ne$ to address /ructural & 
sy/emic b>ri]s t prev5t fa!rs f be+     
fully engag$ ) ! heal? ( mo!rs & *ildr52
 &  7#c7 ackn[l$ges t fa!r engagem5t    
ef=ts provide cont9u\s physical &       

emotional support1 :i* c contribute to  
heal?i] pregnancies1 saf] deliv]ies1    
heal?i] babies1 & successful po/p>tum   
recov]ies4