HHS recognizes BlackMaternalHealthWeek & renews our commitment to address the maternalhealth crisis – particularly devastating for Black women – who are 3X more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women. BMHW23 Learn more:
Black Maternal Health Week is a reminder that so many families experience pain, neglect, and loss during what should be one of the most joyous times of their lives. It is an urgent call for action. Black women in America are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. This is on top of the fact that women in America are dying at a higher rate from pregnancy-related causes than in any other developed nation.
That is why my Administration wrote the Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, which lays out specific actions that the Federal Government will take to improve maternal health, and secured funding from the Congress to help implement it. Vice President Kamala Harris has been a leader on the issue of maternal mortality for years and led the charge to improve maternal health outcomes, including by issuing a call to action to address disparities in maternal care.
Because expecting mothers deserve to know where to find the best care, the Department of Health and Human Services created a new “Birthing Friendly” hospital designation, a public-facing recognition of the quality and safety of maternity care which will be publicly reported on the Care Compare website beginning this Fall.
We are protecting the job security and workplace rights of pregnant and nursing mothers — including Black women, who are more likely to be fired, quit, or be forced to return to work after giving birth before it is healthy for them to do so.
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