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Assembly adopts resolution on maternal health amid calls to address racial disparities
Summary
The California State Assembly adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 18, designating Jan. 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day. Lawmakers highlighted racial disparities in maternal mortality, rural maternity-ward closures and called for culturally aware care; the measure passed after co-author roll calls and a voice vote.
Assemblymember Sharp Collins introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution 18 on Jan. 16, 2025, designating Jan. 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day and drawing several floor remarks about disparities in maternal outcomes and access to care.
The resolution passed after the clerk recorded 74 co-authors and the Assembly took a voice vote adopting the measure.
The resolution’s sponsor, Assemblymember Sharp Collins, said maternal health is “a key aspect of public health” and urged colleagues to address disparities faced by Black women and other women of color. She told colleagues the Assembly has…
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