* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember McCray
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Informational Hearing - State of Maternal Health in Baltimore City
For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore City Fire Department, Baltimore Police Department, and other interested parties to appear before the City Council to discuss maternal health in Baltimore City, including the current state of maternal health and any inequities that currently exist in maternal health delivery and outcomes.
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In September 2022, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released pregnancy-related fatality data from 36 U.S. states for the years 2017 to 2019. The report found that 84.2% of pregnancy-related deaths, or 4 out of 5, were preventable. The United States is the only developed country in the world to have an increase in maternal mortality since 1990.
Deeply-rooted inequities in overall maternal health and maternal mortality plague pregnant and birthing individuals on a local, State, and national scale. Nationally, Black women are 3 times more likely to die during pregnancy and the postpartum period than their White counterparts. In Maryland, the number of Black women who died from pregnancy-related causes was 2.2 times greater than the number of White women who died from the same causes. Systemic inequities have created barriers to maternal...
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