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This resolution highly commends the Alabama Birth Equity Initiative for its efforts to address the state's high rates of infant and maternal mortality, particularly in rural areas and among Black and Indigenous populations who often lack access to maternity care. The initiative, a coalition led by Black women, is working to create community-centered solutions by training midwives, implementing mobile health units to provide reproductive care in underserved areas, and advocating for policy changes to fund rural birth centers and improve prenatal care access. It also recognizes that a safe birth involves addressing broader social issues like housing, transportation, food security, and childcare, aiming for mothers not just to survive childbirth but to thrive. The resolution acknowledges that Alabama's maternal health crisis is rooted in systemic issues of policy, poverty, and racism, and it supports the initiative's mission to ensure safe and equitable birthing care for all.

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