SR 107 — A resolution to commemorate April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week.

SR-107,MICHIGAN As Adopted by Senate, April 15, 2026 SENATE RESOLUTIONSenate NO.Resolution No.

107 Offered by Senators Geiss, Santana, Anthony, Chang, Moss, Brinks, Klinefelt, McMorrow, Camilleri, McCann, Singh, Hertel, Cavanagh, Cherry, Irwin, Polehanki, Damoose and Wojno offeredA RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE APRIL 11-17, 2026 , AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK WHEREAS, We recognize the followingweek-long resolution:campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to spread awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives, and experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people;

Aand resolutionWHEREAS, According to commemoratethe AprilCenters 11-17,for 2026,Disease asControl (CDC), Black Maternalmothers Healthin Week.the United States (U.S.) die at three times the rate of white mothers;

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and Whereas,WHEREAS, TheAmong CDChigh-income datanations, fromthe 2024U.S. for pregnancy-related deaths shows that maternal mortality rates are disproportionately high:

Black Maternal Health 26_SR107_AA_1 qey6o0 1 14.2 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women, 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births for Black women, and 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births for women of all races in the U.S.;

and Whereas, Among high-income nations, the U.S.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, At 14.7 percent, Black women have the highest percentage of U.S.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Disparities in maternal and infant mortality are rooted in structural racism.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Black women are more likely to quit, be fired, or return to work before they are healthy after giving birth due to inadequate family and medical leave policies;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Black maternal death is one of the widest, but not the only racial disparities in women’s health;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Black women are 22 percent more likely to die from heart disease than white women, 71 percent more likely to die from cervical cancer, and three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related or childbirth-related causes;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, According to the National Institutes of Health, when compared with white women with the conditions of preeclampsia, eclampsia, abruptio placentae, placenta previa, and postpartum hemorrhage, which are common causes of maternal death and injury, Black women are two to three times more likely to die than white women who had the same condition;

and BlackWHEREAS, Maternal Health 26_SR107_AA_1 qey6o0 1 Whereas, Black women are more likely to experience reproductive health disorders such as fibroids, and are three times more likely to have endometriosis;

and Whereas,WHEREAS,According According to the Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance Project, between 2016 to 2020, Black women in Michigan experienced a pregnancy-related mortality rate of 36.5 deaths per 100,000 live births compared to 16.3 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women in Michigan;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, According to the Commonwealth Fund, the U.S.

has the highest maternal death rate in high income countries in which two-two-thirds thirds of all recorded deaths are deemed to be preventable.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, These alarming statistics for Black maternal health cut across socio-economic status, maternal age, and education levels;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, We recognize the necessity for increased attention to the state for Black maternal healthcare as well as the need to study and understand the root causes of the discrepancies in maternal health outcomes;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, We support community-driven programs, care solutions, the improvement of prenatal care and overall maternal healthcare, the improvement of breastfeeding rates and nutrition, and the amplification of the voices of Black mothers, women, families, and stakeholders, including Black women from across the diaspora and Afro-Latinx groups;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, We stand with the Black Mamas Matter Alliance in recognizing the 2026 Black Maternal Health Week theme, ““Rooted Rooted in Justice & Joy,” which reflects the strength and resilience of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and reproductive health Black Maternal Health 26_SR107_AA_1 qey6o0 organizations that have cultivated change and healing across communities;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, We also recognize the necessity to end maternal mortality statewide, nationally, and globally to strengthen the need for maternal health and maternal rights;

now, therefore, be it ResolvedRESOLVED byBY theTHE Senate,SENATE, That the members of this legislative body commemorate April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week.

BlackAdopted Maternalby Healththe 26_SR107_AA_1Senate, qey6o0April 15, 2026.

Secretary of the Senate