Supporting the recognition of March 14, 2026, as "Black Midwives Day" and the longstanding and invaluable contributions of Black midwives to maternal and infant health in the United States.
Sponsored By: Representative Moore (WI)
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Summary
Black midwives would be honored with a national day and the resolution would push federal, state, and local actions to expand Black midwifery and reduce racial gaps in maternal and infant health.
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- Families: The resolution highlights a rise in infant mortality from 2021 to 2022 and calls attention to higher maternal mortality for Black women, citing 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births compared with 14.2 for White women.
- Black midwives and trainees: It urges increased funding for education, training, financial support, mentorship, and more Black preceptors while removing barriers to accreditation and recognition of all training pathways.
- Care access and payers: The measure encourages autonomous practice to the full extent of training and promotes Medicaid and TRICARE coverage of midwife-provided maternity care across all training pathways.
- Legal and community context: It calls for destigmatizing and decriminalizing midwifery and notes the historical criminalization that disproportionately harmed Black midwives and birthing families.
- Public health focus: The text spotlights maternity care deserts, noting over 2,300,000 women of childbearing age live in areas without hospitals offering obstetric care, birth centers, or obstetric clinics.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Cosponsors
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
Underwood
IL • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
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