DelawareDelaware lawmakers honor midwives and urge wider access to care
Delaware lawmakers recognized May 5 as International Midwives Day and called on state agencies and health systems to make midwife care easier to get.
What it does
Delaware lawmakers recognized May 5 as International Midwives Day and honored midwives in Delaware and elsewhere. They also celebrated Black midwives' work caring for Black families.
Lawmakers backed policies to train midwives, cover their care through insurance, and support community birth centers, especially those serving Black communities. They urged agencies and health systems to improve access.
Argument forThe call for easier access to midwife care could help families in underserved areas find more birth care options if agencies act.
Argument againstFamilies might see no new care options because the resolution urges action but does not require agencies or health systems to act.
More detail
The General Assembly recognizes May 5 as International Midwives Day and honors midwives. It honors midwives in Delaware and around the world and celebrates Black midwives' care for Black families. The recognition concerns May 5.
The General Assembly supports policies for midwife training, insurance coverage, and birth centers, and calls on agencies and health systems to improve access to midwife care. The goals concern midwife care in Delaware, with special attention to birth centers led by and serving Black communities. These are goals and requests. The resolution does not set aside money, change insurance rules, or require agencies to act.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
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History
- 2026
- May 5Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENTPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded House Consent Calendar Number 20. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 1st Chamber
- May 5Introduced in HouseIntroduced
- May 5Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENTPassed 2nd Chamber
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