PA HR26

Designates January 23, 2025, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania to recognize women who die from pregnancy or childbirth complications

U.S. maternal mortality rate increased from 7.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1987 to 18 deaths per 100,000 in 2014, despite medical advances

Pennsylvania's pregnancy-associated mortality ratio stands at 82 deaths per 100,000 live births overall

Black women in Pennsylvania face a mortality rate of 163 deaths per 100,000 live births—two times higher than the overall state rate

References Act 24 of 2018 (Maternal Mortality Review Act) and the Pennsylvania Black Maternal Health Caucus formed in October 2023 as existing efforts to address the issue