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Proc 10551ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10551

Black Maternal Health Week, 2023

This proclamation designates April 11-17, 2023 as Black Maternal Health Week, calling attention to racial disparities in maternal mortality and summarizing Biden Administration policies including Medicaid postpartum expansion, workforce investments, a maternal mental health hotline, and the 'Birthing Friendly' hospital designation. It contains no binding policy directives, new funding, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 22351

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, 2023

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no operative policy changes; all described programs were previously enacted or proposed
  • Text conflates past legislative and administrative achievements with present proclamatory language, potentially creating confusion about new vs. existing commitments
Proclamation 10551: Black Maternal Health Week, 2023 · Executive Orders