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3 <br /> WHEREAS, Black women deserve to have beautiful pregnancy and birth experiences <br /> with access to care of their choice through being empowered and resourced to make <br /> informed decisions based on their needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, we acknowledge the urgency in addressing the Black maternal health crisis <br /> in Orange County and across North Carolina; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby <br /> proclaim April 11th through April 17th, 2025, as Black Maternal Health Week in Orange <br /> County. <br /> This the 1st of April 2025. <br /> Jamezetta Bedford, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> CDC Women's Health (2024). Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality: <br /> https://www.cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortality.html <br /> 2 NC Health News (2024). Reducing maternal death rates for Black women will take concerted, <br /> cooperative action. https://www.north carol ina health news.org/2024/04/16/reducing-m ate rnal- <br /> death-rates-for-black-women-will-take-concerted-cooperative- <br /> action/#:—:text=ln%20 North%20Carolina%2C%20the%20overall,the%20i nvestigative%20news <br /> %20organization%20MuckRock. <br /> 3 Standard, V., McMillian-Bohler, J., and Devane-Johnson, S. (2023). Black and Pregnant in <br /> America: A National Health Care Crisis. https://ncmedical'ournal.com/article/67786-black-and- <br /> pregnant-in-america-a-national-health-care-crisis <br /> 4 March of Dimes Black Maternal Mental Health Week (2025). <br /> https://www.marchofdimes.org/black-maternal-mental-health- <br /> week#::text=1%20in%205%20new%20moms,receive%20any%20support%20or%20treatment. <br />