DelawareDelaware designates January 23, 2025, Maternal Health Awareness Day
Delaware lawmakers designated January 23, 2025, as a day to draw attention to pregnancy-related deaths and safer maternal care.
What it does
Delaware lawmakers named January 23, 2025, Maternal Health Awareness Day. They aimed to raise awareness about pregnancy-related deaths, safer care, and efforts to improve care.
Argument forThe awareness day could help residents and health workers focus on preventable pregnancy-related deaths and safer care.
Argument againstA single awareness day might do little to improve care because the resolution encourages new programs but does not require them.
More detail
Delaware lawmakers designated a Maternal Health Awareness Day. The statewide day aims to inform Delaware residents and health workers about maternal health and safety. The designation applies to January 23, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 23Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 ABSENT 2 VACANTPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Passed In House by Voice VotePassed 1st Chamber
- Jan 23Introduced in HouseIntroduced
- Jan 23Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 ABSENT 2 VACANTPassed 2nd Chamber
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