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GA SR763

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/19/2020

Primary Sponsor

Lester Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes February 26, 2020, as Community Midwives National Alliance Day at the Georgia state capitol
  • Notes that 93 Georgia counties have no labor and delivery units, obstetricians, or midwives, and Georgia ranks 50th in the nation for maternal mortality
  • Highlights that community midwives specialize in low-risk maternal care and could save millions of dollars for taxpayers, families, and the healthcare system through preventive care
  • Acknowledges that the World Health Assembly designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and that direct-entry midwives meeting International Confederation of Midwifery standards are utilized in 70% of U.S. states
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press

Legislative Description

Community Midwives National Alliance Day; recognize February 26, 2020

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/19/2020

Full Bill Text

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