Illinois HR 237: BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK

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HR0237LRB104 12780 MST 24051 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and 

3Prevention, Black women in the United States are two to three 

4times more likely than White women to die from 

5pregnancy-related causes; and

6 WHEREAS, Black women and people living in low-income and 

7rural communities in the United States are most likely to 

8suffer from life-threatening pregnancy complications, known as 

9maternal morbidities; and

10 WHEREAS, Maternal mortality rates in the United States are 

11among the highest in the developed world with 23.8 deaths per 

12100,000 live births in 2020, 32.9 in 2021, 22.3 in 2022, and 

1318.6 in 2023; and

14 WHEREAS, The United States has the highest maternal 

15mortality rate among affluent countries, in part because of 

16the disproportionate mortality rate of Black women; and

17 WHEREAS, According to the 2025 CDC Report, in 2023, the 

18U.S maternal mortality rate decreased for White (14.5), 

19Hispanic (12.4), and Asian (10.7) women but increased to 50.3 

20deaths per 100,000 live births for Black women; and

HR0237- 2 -LRB104 12780 MST 24051 r

1 WHEREAS, KFF, which was formerly known as The Kaiser 

2Family Foundation, reported that from 2018-2022, the maternal 

3mortality rate in Illinois was 18 per 100,000 live births; and

4 WHEREAS, Black women are 50 percent more likely than all 

5other women to give birth to premature, low birth weight, and 

6very low birth weight infants; and

7 WHEREAS, The high rates of maternal mortality among Black 

8women span across income levels, education levels, and 

9socioeconomic status; and

10 WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

11found that more than 80 percent of pregnancy-relat