WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Representatives Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12), Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), reintroduced a resolution commemorating Black Midwives Day. This resolution honors the invaluable contributions of Black midwives to advancing reproductive justice and improving maternal and infant health in the United States and encourages Congress to proactively work to mitigate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.
Black Americans face disproportionately higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, experiencing life-threatening pregnancy complications twice as often as White Americans. Black midwives are...