HJR275 Summary

• Recognizes doulas as vital members of the childbirth team who provide physical, emotional, and educational support during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum periods.

• Cites Alabama maternal mortality data showing 93 pregnancy-related deaths from 2018-2019, with over 60 percent preventable and Black women dying at twice the rate of white women.

• Notes that increased doula access in under-resourced communities can improve maternal and infant health outcomes, reduce cesarean sections, decrease maternal anxiety and depression, and lower healthcare costs.

• Acknowledges the financial benefits of doula care in helping families and the state avoid costs associated with low birth weight babies, cesarean births, and other pregnancy complications.

• House passed the resolution on April 29, 2025, and the Senate adopted it on May 6, 2025.