; (F) nearly 50 percent of rural counties do not have a hospital with obstetric services; (G) counties with more Black and Hispanic residents and lower median incomes are less likely to have access to hospital obstetric services; (H) more than 50 percent of women who live in a rural area must travel more than 30 minutes to access hospital obstetric services, compared to 7 percent of women who live in urban areas; and (I) American Indian and Alaska Native women living in rural communities are twice as likely as their White counterparts to report receiving late or no prenatal care; (9) more than 40 States have designated committees to review maternal deaths; (10) State and local maternal mortality review committees are positioned to comprehensively assess maternal deaths and identify opportunities for prevention; (11) more than 25 States are participating in the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, which promotes consistent and safe maternity care to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality; (12) community-based maternal health care models, including midwifery childbirth services, doula support services, community and perinatal health worker services, and group prenatal care, in collaboration with culturally competent physician care, show great promise in improving maternal health outcomes and reducing disparities in maternal health outcomes; (13) many organizations have implemented initiatives to educate patients and providers about— (A) all causes of, contributing factors to, and disparities in maternal mortality; (B) the prevention of pregnancy-related deaths; and (C) the importance of listening to and empowering all women to report pregnancy-related medical issues; (14) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in this Resolution, referred to as the “CDC”), for the first time in over a decade, released a report on January 30, 2020, assessing the United States maternal mortality rate that— (A) found in 2018, the maternal mortality rate was 17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births