,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#cj1 #bjbf,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1  
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1  
,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 and  
,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester7 submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,maternal    
,mental ,health ,day to raise awareness 
about maternal mental health4  ,whereas 
the first ,wednesday of ,may1 ,may #f of
 #bjbf1 marks ,maternal ,mental ,health 
,day2 ,whereas maternal mental health is
 foundational to strong and thriving    
families and children1 and the family is
 the fundamental building block of      
society2 ,whereas maternal mental health
 disorders are the most common          
complication of pregnancy and           
childbearing1 yet far too often1 these  
disorders go unrecognized1 undiagnosed1 
and untreated1 leaving women and        

families to suffer alone2 ,whereas      
approximately #he percent of new mothers
 experience baby blues1 and #a in #e new
 mothers are impacted by maternal mental
 health conditions1 affecting #hjj1jjj  
families in the ,united ,states each    
year2 ,whereas untreated maternal mental
 health disorders have been linked to   
adverse birth outcomes1 including       
premature and low birth weight babies1  
impaired maternal-infant bonding and    
parenting activities1 impaired cognitive
 development in children1 and increased 
risk of emotional and mental health     
disorders like depression1 anxiety1 and 
attention deficit disorder in children2 
,whereas maternal mental health         
conditions1 including psychiatric and   
substance use disorders1 are a leading  
cause of pregnancy-related deaths1 with 
#bc percent of deaths tied to suicide or
 overdose2 ,whereas multiple factors    
increase a mother's risk of maternal    
mental health conditions1 including a   
personal or family history of           

depression1 complications during        
pregnancy1 and partner or financial     
stress2 ,whereas1 while some research   
has been conducted to begin             
understanding the risk factors that     
place some women at higher risk for     
these disorders than others1 additional 
research and innovation in new          
technologies is needed to pinpoint      
mental health disorders more quickly2   
,whereas rural and low-income mothers   
who face economic instability are at    
greater risk of a maternal mental health
 condition2 and ,whereas1 on ,maternal  
,mental ,health ,day1 communities raise 
awareness of the maternal mental health 
conditions that1 despite recent efforts1
 continue to take a heavy toll on       
parents and children and highlight steps
 to support the well-being of ,america's
 mothers and families3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,senate supports the    
goals and ideals of ,maternal ,mental   
,health ,awareness ,day1 including--    
7#a7 raising awareness among pregnant   

and postpartum women and their families1
 the providers who care for them1 and   
the public of the risk factors1 signs1  
symptoms1 and treatment options for     
maternal mental health conditions2  7#b7
 honoring mothers for the invaluable    
role they play in society and           
acknowledging the difficulties maternal 
mental health conditions create for     
mothers and their families2  7#c7       
recognizing that maternal mental health 
disorders and maternal suicide are      
serious public health problems2 and     
7#d7 encouraging research on safe and   
effective treatments for pregnant and   
postpartum women1 dissemination of      
updated data on evidence-based          
treatments to the medical community and 
the public1 and provider training on the
 treatment of maternal mental health    
disorders4