SR213: SR213 Certified Community Midwife Day; recognize February 19, 2025

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a law that changes anyone's rights or duties. It states a series of findings praising community midwives for their role in maternal and child health, citing their work on accessibility, training, continuity of care, and reducing risks of premature birth and maternal or infant illness and death. The Senate then formally commends a specific list of named individuals, described as Certified Community Midwives and Doula of the Divine midwife students, for their service and for earning honorary community midwife certification. It designates February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.

• Declares February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Formally commends by name 20 individuals and a group of midwife students for their work in community midwifery.
• States the Senate's findings on the value of community midwifery for maternal and child health outcomes.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, licensing requirement, or regulatory change for midwives in Georgia.

The resolution directly names and honors specific individual community midwives and a group of midwife students. More broadly it touches Georgia's maternal and child health community, including midwives, doulas, and health care teams involved in prenatal and childbirth care.

Because this is a commendation rather than a binding law, it does not change any rules, funding, or licensing for midwives in Georgia. Its practical effect is symbolic recognition, giving public acknowledgment to named individuals and drawing attention to community midwifery.

• The 'WHEREAS' clauses lay out the Senate's stated reasons for the recognition, focused on community midwives' role in maternal and child health.
• The resolving clause commends 20 named individuals and the Doula of the Divine midwife students for their work and honorary certification.
• The resolution designates February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-20Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-19Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Emanuel Jones (D, SD-010)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)

• midwifery
• maternal health
• Georgia Senate resolution
• community health
• childbirth care