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House Children & Youth Committee adopts resolution naming Jan. 23, 2025 Maternal Health Awareness Day
Summary
The House Children & Youth Committee unanimously adopted House Resolution 26 to designate Jan. 23, 2025 as Maternal Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania, with members and sponsors emphasizing maternal mortality statistics and recent policy steps including Medicaid doula coverage and state investments.
The House Children & Youth Committee unanimously adopted House Resolution 26 on a voice vote to designate Jan. 23, 2025, as Maternal Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania.
The resolution, sponsored by Representatives Deborah Cephas, Gina Curry and others, "is more than symbolic," Cephas said, calling the day an opportunity "to educate the public, policy makers and health care providers about the maternal health crisis that exists and to advocate for solutions to improve outcomes for all Pennsylvanians." Danielle, a staff member who summarized the resolution for the…
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