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Maternal Health Awareness Day: Improving Care and Safety for Pregnant Women.

The U.S. Senate designated January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day to highlight the high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and complications. The goal is to raise public awareness and encourage actions to improve the safety and quality of healthcare for pregnant individuals, especially given existing disparities.
Key points
Designating Maternal Health Awareness Day aims to draw attention to the issue of deaths and severe complications for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
It emphasizes the need to eliminate disparities in healthcare access, particularly for ethnic groups and those in rural areas.
The resolution supports investments in better maternal care and promotes respectful and equitable treatment of patients.
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Additional Information
A resolution designating January 23, 2022, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day".
Print number: SRES 492
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Process start date: 2022-01-19