honoring the Birth by Queens Foundation for its leadership in advancing equitable, community-based maternal health care

This is a symbolic resolution (not a law) requesting Governor Hochul to declare September 14-20, 2025, as "Birth Center Awareness Week" in New York. It aims to raise public awareness about birth centers - midwifery-led facilities providing prenatal, birth, and postpartum care - and their role in improving maternal health outcomes, particularly for underserved communities. The resolution highlights New York’s limited birth center access (only 8 statewide) and specifically notes Queens’ lack of such facilities as context for the awareness effort. It does not create new policy or funding but encourages broader recognition of birth centers’ benefits.