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<p>Maternal &amp; Family Health Services, Inc. (MFHS) recently held a news conference featuring State Senator Lisa Baker and Dr. Lynne Coslett-Charlton to announce that Jan. 23 was the first official Maternal Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania.</p><p>Sen. Baker introduced the Senate resolution because of significantly rising maternal mortality rates in Pennsylvania and across the country. Representative Eddie Day Pashinski supported a similar resolution in the House, marking this day to recognize the women who die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth.</p><p>The House has also recently formed the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is working to gather information and find solutions to address some of the most prevalent medical issues facing pregnant women. Dr. Lynn Coslett-Charlton, who chairs the Pennsylvania section of the American College of OB-GYN, was the lead in introducing the bill to develop the MMRC. MFHS President &amp; CEO Bette Saxton was appointed to the committee last year.</p><style>
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First Maternal Health Awareness Day in Pennsylvania observed on Jan. 23