[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 64 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK

  (Mr. BOWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOWMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Black Maternal Health Week 
and all of the members of my community who risk their lives to be Black 
and pregnant in America.
  I want to shout out a member of our New York 16 community, Nubia 
Martin, a birth worker and founder of Birth from The Earth, a nonprofit 
focused on education and empowerment that provides health and wellness 
services for the Black community.
  I also want to highlight the work of Cheryl Brannan and Sister to 
Sister International housed in Yonkers, New York. They connect women 
and girls of African descent to education and resources worldwide.
  These organizations are on the front lines of the Black maternal 
health crisis and are fighting to make sure every person in our 
district and across the country has access to quality reproductive 
care.
  It is time we start making the necessary improvements to our 
healthcare system, workforce training, and wrap-around services to 
protect and uplift Black pregnant people and parents. We need to make 
our healthcare system an antiracist system.

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