--- title: SR 213. Certified Community Midwife Day; recognize February 19, 2025 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr213 cite_as: SR 213, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr213 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr213.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr213/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70524 date: 2025-02-20 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Certified Community Midwife Day; recognize February 19, 2025 ## Text Senate Resolution 213 By: Senators James of the 28th, Rahman of the 5th, Rhett of the 33rd, Jones of the 10th, Harbison of the 15th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, community midwives have long been recognized by their peers and the citizens of this state for their major accomplishments and essential role as agents of public safety for maternal and child health services; and WHEREAS, the community midwife model serves as an example for maternal and child health professionals in Georgia and across the nation; and WHEREAS, these midwives have demonstrated best practices through countless hours dedicated to their communities, providing accessibility, training, and service while representing the diversity of midwifery in scope, skill level, culture, languages spoken, religion, gender, and geography as well as creating educational programs, services, and models of care that improve outcomes and reduce the risks of premature birth and infant and maternal morbidity and mortality; and WHEREAS, Certified Community Midwives are pillars of their communities, providing alliance, access, and action; earning their titles and recognition through their outstanding work in community midwifery; and receiving honorary certification by endorsement for their years of dedicated service and unyielding compassion for humanity; and WHEREAS, the hallmarks of community midwifery emphasize community-based interpersonal relationships, health promotion with preventive care, health education, continuity of care, early recognition of abnormalities, and skillful communication with collaborative health care teams, including physicians, mid-level providers, and specialists; and WHEREAS, this nation has a centuries-old history of midwives providing conscientious care to women in their communities, with evidence of better outcomes than physicians and hospital providers for low-risk women; and WHEREAS, throughout history, revered community-chosen midwives around the world have provided essential care and support; and WHEREAS, these midwives are known for their outstanding work in demonstrating how to keep low-risk mothers and babies safe during the childbearing year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend Tomasina Oliver, UmmSalamaah Abdullah-Zaimah, Corrinna Edwards, Tomecas Gibson, Nar Sandars, Chasity Millen, Jasmine Bradfield, Hadassah Bellot, Naticia Taylor, Teri Boles, Morgan Vanbuul, Ayanna Garrick, Bethany Erby, Marsha Ford, Melissa Phillipe, Erica Glass, Sarah Butler, Samantha Smith, Nicole Gaynor, Tahaira James, and the Doula of the Divine midwife students for their unselfish dedication to childbearing people and their families as well as for earning honorary community midwife certification and recognize February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol, honoring a group of named community midwives and midwife students. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a law that changes anyone's rights or duties. It declares February 19, 2025 as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol and commends a specific list of individuals, including several named community midwives and a group described as 'Doula of the Divine' midwife students, for their work in maternal and child health care. The resolution's whereas clauses describe the community midwife model as emphasizing preventive care, health education, continuity of care, and collaboration with physicians and other providers. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. It does not create any new licensing rules, funding, or legal requirements for midwives in Georgia. ### What it does - Formally recognizes February 19, 2025 as Certified Community Midwife Day at the Georgia state capitol. - Commends by name a list of individuals, including community midwives and a group of midwife students, for their work. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Contains no changes to licensing requirements, funding, or legal duties for midwives or health care providers in Georgia. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors specific individual community midwives and a group of midwife students. More broadly it speaks to the community midwifery profession in Georgia, though it creates no legal obligations affecting midwives, hospitals, or health regulators. ### Why it matters Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it has no direct legal or regulatory effect on midwifery practice, licensing, or funding in Georgia. Its practical significance is symbolic: public recognition of named individuals and the community midwife model at the state capitol. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the community midwife model and its emphasis on preventive care, education, and collaboration with health care teams. - The resolving clause names twenty individuals plus the 'Doula of the Divine' midwife students and commends them for earning honorary community midwife 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 make copies available for distribution to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-20) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-20) - Sponsors: Donzella James, Sheikh Rahman, Michael Rhett, Emanuel Jones, Ed Harbison, Randal Mangham, Kim Jackson, Nan Orrock, Sonya Halpern, Elena Parent - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70524 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr213.md?full=1