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Michigan House proclaims April 11–17, 2026 Black Maternal Health Week, citing stark disparities
Summary
Representative Meyers Phillips introduced and the House adopted a resolution declaring April 11–17, 2026 as Black Maternal Health Week, highlighting that Black women are "three to four times more likely" to die from pregnancy-related complications and citing higher local pre-term and infant mortality rates.
Representative Meyers Phillips introduced House Resolution 287 to designate April 11–17, 2026 as Black Maternal Health Week in Michigan and delivered a floor statement urging action on racial disparities in maternal and infant outcomes. Meyers Phillips told colleagues that "black women are three…
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