Bill Text: MI HR0265 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare April 11-17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-12 - Adopted [HR0265 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0265-Enrolled.html
house resolution no.265
Reps. Brenda Carter, Bezotte, Brabec, Tyrone Carter, Garza, Haadsma, Hood, Hope, Kuppa, Manoogian, Morse, Rabhi, Rogers, Sabo, Sneller, Sowerby, Stone, Thanedar, Weiss and Young offered the following resolution:
A resolution to declare April 11-17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), black mothers in the United States die at two to three times the rate of white mothers; and
Whereas, The CDC data from 2014-2017 for pregnancy-related deaths shows there were 13.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women, 41.7 deaths per 100,000 live births for black women, and 17.3 deaths per 100,000 live births for women of all races in the United States; and
Whereas, Black maternal death is one of the widest of all racial disparities in women’s health; and
Whereas, Black women are 22 percent more likely to die from heart disease than white women and 1.5 times more likely to die from cervical cancer, but three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related causes; and
Whereas, According to the National Institutes of Health, when compared with white women with the conditions for preeclampsia, eclampsia, abruptio placentae, placenta previa, and postpartum hemorrhage, which are common causes of maternal death and injury, black women were two to three times more likely to die than white women who had the same condition; and
Whereas, Between 2014 to 2018, according to the Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance Project, black women in Michigan die at a rate more than 4.5 times higher than white women or 39.6 deaths per 100,000 live births; and
Whereas, The United States with a maternal mortality rate of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies, ranks last among industrialized countries; and
Whereas, These alarming statistics for black maternal health cut across socio-economic status, maternal age, and education levels; and
Whereas, The Michigan Legislature recognizes the necessity for the increased attention to the state of black maternal health, studying and understanding the root causes of poor maternal health outcomes and supporting community-driven programs, care solutions, improving prenatal care and overall maternal healthcare, improving breastfeeding rates and nutrition, and amplifying the voices of black mothers, women, families, and stakeholders including black women from across the diaspora; and
Whereas, We also recognize the necessity to end maternal mortality globally in order to amplify the need for maternal health and rights; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare April 11-17, 2022, as Black Maternal Health Week in the state of Michigan.
