,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ggc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbd,mr4  
,coons 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,ms4 
,butl]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ ! ideals ( ,bump
 ,day to ensure1 ?r\gh advocacy1        
aw>5ess1 & action1 t e mom1 reg>dless ( 
:]e %e lives1 ! color ( h] sk91 or h]   
ability to pay1 gets ! c>e %e ne$s to   
deliv] a safe pregnancy & bir?1 & a     
heal?y future = h]self & ! baby %e      
loves4  ,:]eas ,bump ,day is an annual  
global campaign t celebrates beautiful  
bumps & heal?y pregnancies :ile rais+   
aw>5ess ab\t & call+ = action to address
 ! urg5t ne$ = bett]1 m accessible1 m   
respectful1 & m responsive mat]nal      
heal?c>e1 promot+ heal?y pregnancies1   
safe bir?s1 & heal?y babies 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & end+ ! crisis ( mat]nal        
mortality & morbidity2 ,:]eas1 ea* ye>  
s9ce #bjbb1 m ?an #hjj wom5 9 ! ,unit$  

,/ates die f pregnancy-relat$ &         
*ildbir?-relat$ complications2 ,:]eas   
ea* ye> approximately #gj1jjj wom5 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates suff] ne>-fatal           
complications or s]i\s lifelong heal?   
consequ5ces1 includ+ p]man5t disability1
 f pregnancy-relat$ & *ildbir?-relat$   
complications2 ,:]eas /illbir? affects  
approximately #a 9 #age bir?s1 & ea* ye>
 approximately #ba1jjj babies are       
/illborn 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) _m ( ^?   
dea?s consid]$ prev5table2 ,:]eas #hj   
p]c5t ( all mat]nal dea?s 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates are prev5table2 ,:]eas wom5 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates are m likely to die f     
*ildbir?-relat$ or pregnancy-relat$     
complications ?an wom5 9 all o!r        
high-income c\ntries1 &1 z ( ! date (   
adoption ( ?is resolution1 ! ,unit$     
,/ates is ! only high-income c\ntry 9 ! 
_w :]e mat]nal mortality is increas+2   
,:]eas #a 9 #g infants 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 are born to a woman receiv+ inadequate 
pr5atal c>e2 ,:]eas ne>ly #g p]c5t (    
infants 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are born to a 

woman :o receiv$ late or no pr5atal c>e2
 ,:]eas pregnant wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
:o d n receive pr5atal c>e dur+         
pregnancy are #c to #d times m likely to
 die f pregnancy-relat$ complications2  
,:]eas ,black1 ,am]ican ,indian1 &      
,alaska ,native wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
are #b to #c times m likely to die f    
pregnancy-relat$ causes comp>$ to ,:ite 
wom52 ,:]eas e>ly scre5+ = & managem5t (
 diabetes & hyp]t5sion c r$uce ! risk ( 
s]i\s pregnancy & po/p>tum complications
 = bo? a mom & h] baby2 ,:]eas scre5+ =1
 & treatm5t (1 p]iodontal disease be=e &
 dur+ pregnancy c r$uce ! risks (       
pregnancy & po/p>tum complications1 su* 
z preeclampsia & pret]m bir?2 ,:]eas    
ne>ly half ( all mat]nal dea?s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates occur 9 ! imm$iate        
po/p>tum p]iod1 ) #ba p]c5t occurr+     
betwe5 #a & #f weeks po/p>tum & #ab     
p]c5t occurr+ dur+ ! rema9+ portion ( ! 
po/p>tum ye>2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to        
recomm5dations f ! ,am]ican ,college (  
,ob/etricians & ,gynecologi/s1 mo/ ( !  

mat]nal dea?s describ$ 9 ! prec$+ :]eas 
clause c\ld be prev5t$ ) increas$ access
 to & cov]age = po/p>tum c>e z ne$$2    
,:]eas #a 9 #e wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
exp]i5ce p]9atal mood & anxiety disord]s
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ,,pmad71 ) 
suicide be+ a lead+ cause ( prev5table  
mat]nal dea?s1 & untreat$ ,p,m,a,ds co/+
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates #ad1bjj1jjj1jjj        
annually2 ,:]eas intimate p>tn] viol5ce 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ,,ipv7 is a 
lead+ cause ( mat]nal dea?1 & wom5 are m
 likely to exp]i5ce ,,ipv dur+ pregnancy
 ?an at any o!r "t 9 _! lives2 ,:]eas   
untreat$ sub/ance use disord]s 9        
pregnant wom5 c lead to long-t]m1       
pot5tially fatal complications = ! baby1
 includ+ l[ bir? weight1 pret]m bir?1   
plac5tal abruptions1 & sudd5 unexpla9$  
infant dea? syndrome2 ,:]eas d\la       
support has be5 %[n-- 7#a7 to improve   
pregnancy1 bir?1 & po/p>tum outcomes2   
7#b7 to l[] pregnancy-relat$ &          
*ildbir?-relat$ co/s by l[]+ rates (    
ces>ean bir?1 epid]mal ane/hesia1 & o!r 

int]v5tions2 &  7#c7 to r$uce ! impact (
 racial bias on pregnant & po/p>tum wom5
 ( color2 ,:]eas rese>* demon/rates t   
midwife c>e contributes to bett] mat]nal
 heal? outcomes1 l[]s risks ( unnecess>y
 ces>ean bir?s & po/p>tum mood disord]s1
 & r$uces racial & geographic           
pregnancy-relat$ disp>ities2 ,:]eas     
inc>c]at$ pregnant & po/p>tum wom5 face 
height5$ risks = mat]nal & infant       
mortality & complications1 z well z     
mat]nal mood disord]s1 & %\ld be provid$
 quality1 compreh5sive c>e2 ,:]eas !    
rate ( mat]nal mortality & morbidity 9  
rural & o!r und]s]v$ areas 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates is disproportionately high due to
 *all5ges 9 access+ ! compreh5sive1     
af=dable1 & quality mat]nal heal?c>e t  
all moms des]ve2 ,:]eas m ?an half ( all
 rural c\nties 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates d n h  
access to hospital-bas$ ob/etric        
s]vices2 ,:]eas increas+ access to      
broadb&1 teleheal?1 mobile mat]nity c>e1
 home blood pressure monitor+1 &        
in=mation relat+ to urg5t mat]nal w>n+  

signs c\ld improve mat]nal outcomes2    
,:]eas aw>5ess ( urg5t mat]nal w>n+     
signs1 symptoms dur+ pregnancy1         
po/p>tum1 prompt diagnosis1 & treatm5t c
 prev5t mortality & morbidity2 ,:]eas ! 
engagem5t & inclusion ( a fa!r 9 pr5atal
 & po/natal c>e c improve mat]nal &     
infant outcomes2 ,:]eas e expectant mom 
des]ves ! respectful1 responsive c>e &  
support %e ne$s to deliv] a safe        
pregnancy1 heal?y bir?1 & heal?y future 
to h]self & h] baby2 & ,:]eas ,w$nesday1
 ,july #bd1 #bjbd1 & all subsequ5t ?ird 
,w$nesdays 9 ,july w\ld be an           
appropriate day = ! celebration ( ,bump 
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--    
7#a7 celebrates ! goal ( ,bump ,day (   
rais+ aw>5ess ab\t ! ne$ = improv$      
mat]nal heal?c>e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
globally1 & ( end+ all prev5table       
mat]nal dea?s2  7#b7 recognizes !       
critical role ( heal? work]s & !        
importance ( gr[+ ! mat]nal heal?       
work=ce1 includ+ midwives1 m5tal heal?  
provid]s1 & d\las1 & ( increas+         

teleheal? & mobile c>e 9 a*iev+ safe1   
heal?y pregnancies1 & deliv]ies 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 recognizes !       
b5efits ( evid5ce-bas$ gr\p pr5atal &   
po/p>tum c>e approa*es2  7#d7 recognizes
 ! vital role t fa!rs & o!r supportive  
p>tn]s play 9 promot+ ! heal? & well-be+
 ( expectant mo!rs & newborns1 includ+  
by-- 7,a7 support+ heal?y pregnancies & 
safe bir?s2  7,b7 contribut+ to improv$ 
heal? outcomes = mo!rs & babies2 &  7,c7
 enc\rag+ & support+ brea/fe$+          
initiation & success2 &  7#e7 reaffirms 
cont9u$ lead]%ip by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
combat prev5table mat]nal dea?s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & globally4