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Joint—Senate Standing Committee on Women’s Issues Chair: Senator Lea Webb Senate Standing Committee on Health Chair: Senator Gustavo Rivera Senate Standing Committee on Social Services Chair: Senator Roxanne J. Persaud and Senate Standing Committee on Mental Health Chair: Senator Samra Brouk Public Hearing: An Examination of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Rates in New York State Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12247 Time: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. SUBJECT: State of Maternal Health: An Examination of Maternal Mortality And Morbidity Rates in New York State PURPOSE: The purpose of the hearing is to document concerns, and ideas from various stakeholders and impacted individuals about the barriers to prenatal and postpartum care. Testimony will be taken from governmental administrators, advocacy groups, health practitioners and professionals, and individuals who have been impacted by maternal mortality and morbidity issues in New York. The rate of maternal mortality in the United States is approximately 23.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, the worst rate of any high-income country. In the United States, New York ranks 22ndfor highest maternal mortality rate. From 2018-2020, the State Department of Health reported a maternal mortality rate of 19.3 per 100,000 live births. This rate also included a racial disparity larger than the national average. Black women were more than four times as likely to die while giving birth in comparison to white women in New York State, and more than 70 percent of these deaths are preventable. Let New York State Senators hear your voice! Create a nysenate.gov user profile and set custom alerts for issues you care about, comment and vote 'yea' or 'nay' on bills, and access live streaming and archived Senate videos.
