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This resolution recognizes the week of April 11 through 17, 2025, as "Black Maternal Health Week" in Pennsylvania, highlighting the critical maternal health crisis facing Black women and birthing persons. The resolution cites alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), noting that Black women are 2.6 times more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related causes and experience life-threatening pregnancy complications at twice the rate of White women. The document underscores that the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among affluent countries, with rates increasing from 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2018 to 32.1 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021. In Pennsylvania specifically, the pregnancy-associated mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 148 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, which is double the rate for non-Hispanic White women. The resolution also points out that over 93% of pregnancy-related deaths in the state are considered preventable, and approximately half of maternal death cases did not receive adequate prenatal care. By designating this week, the resolution aims to bring public attention to these disparities and the urgent need to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

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