Assembly Resolution No. 1176
BY: M. of A. Thiele
MEMORIALIZING the United States Congress to pass
and the President to sign the "Preventing Maternal
Deaths Act of 2017" (H.R. 1318)
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize the
United States Congress to pass and the President to sign the "Preventing
Maternal Deaths Act of 2017" (H.R. 1318) to create maternal mortality
review committees; and
WHEREAS, The United States is ranked 50th globally for its maternal
mortality rate, and it is one of eight countries in which the maternal
mortality rate has been on the rise; and
WHEREAS, The increase in the maternal mortality rate remains a
source of great concern for health organizations, health care providers,
and patient advocates; and
WHEREAS, Maternal deaths in the United States result from
pregnancy-related causes such as hemorrhage, hypertensive disease and
preeclampsia, embolic disease, sepsis, and substance use disorder and
overdose, and violent causes such as motor vehicle accidents, homicide,
and suicide; and
WHEREAS, The most severe complications of pregnancy, generally
referred to as severe maternal morbidity, affect more than 65,000 women
in the United States every year; and
WHEREAS, A few States, including California, have worked to develop
and strengthen maternal morbidity and mortality review systems and
utilize data to reduce maternal deaths and injuries to address leading
issues; and
WHEREAS, The enactment of H.R. 1318 would support States in their
work to identify solutions to improve healthcare quality and health
outcomes for mothers; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United States be and hereby is
respectfully memorialized by this Legislative Body to pass and the
President to sign the "Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017" (H.R.
1318); and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the President of the Senate of the United States, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each member of the
Congress of the United States from the State of New York.
