NM Legislature day 18 recap: Inaugural Maternal Health Day; bills crossing chambers

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 7, 2026

Words: 1,057

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Friday’s commemorations at the Roundhouse included American Indian Day and the first-ever Maternal Health Day. For some attendees, the overlapping observances drew light to two grim statistics.

New Mexico for years has grappled with an outsized maternal mortality rate. Likewise, Native and Alaskan American women experience maternal mortality rates two to three times higher than non-Hispanic white mothers, according to a series of reports on Native American maternal health published late last …

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