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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Postpartum depression (PPD) is a condition that |
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| describes a range of physical and emotional changes that some |
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| mothers experience after having a baby; and
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| WHEREAS, Postpartum depression can happen a few days or |
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| even months after childbirth; PPD affects between 10 to 28 |
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| percent of women; it can happen after the birth of any child; a |
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| woman can have feelings similar to the baby blues, but she |
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| feels them much more strongly; when a woman's ability to |
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| function is affected, it is a sure sign that she needs to see |
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| her health care provider right away; and
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| WHEREAS, Low thyroid levels can cause symptoms that can |
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| feel like depression, such as mood swings, fatigue, agitation, |
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| insomnia, and anxiety; thyroid levels can drop sharply after |
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| birth which leads to postpartum depression; and
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| WHEREAS, The Melanie Stokes Foundation Inc. is a |
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| Chicago-based nonprofit organization that provides support for |
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| those affected by PPD and strives to increase public awareness |
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| on how to recognize symptoms of PPD; and
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| WHEREAS, Making citizens aware of postpartum psychosis, a |
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| very serious mental illness which occurs in about one in 1,000 |
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| new mothers can prompt quick treatment and medication; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| support the efforts of the Melanie Stokes Foundation; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the Department of Public Health to |
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| institute a program to heighten public awareness of PPD and the |