Full Text of HR0094 97th General Assembly
HR0094 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0094 | | LRB097 07105 GRL 48085 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Premature birth is a serious and growing problem | 3 | | that affects families from every walk of life and in every | 4 | | corner of the country; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, 12.8%, or one of every eight, of all babies born | 6 | | in the United States are born prematurely; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Premature births have increased by 36% since the | 8 | | early 1980s; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In the United States, prematurity/low birthweight | 10 | | is the second leading cause of all infant deaths in the first | 11 | | year of life and the leading cause of infant death among black | 12 | | infants; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Premature babies who survive may suffer life-long | 14 | | consequences, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, | 15 | | chronic lung disease, and vision and hearing loss; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Preterm birth and low birth weight are a | 17 | | significant financial burden in health care; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The medical, educational, and lost of | 19 | | productivity costs associated with preterm birth in the United |
| | | HR0094 | - 2 - | LRB097 07105 GRL 48085 r |
|
| 1 | | States was at least $26 billion in 2005; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Low birth weight, especially in conjunction with | 3 | | environmental stress, is associated with the development of | 4 | | diabetes and other chronic diseases later in life; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It is a fact that pre-term infants are more likely | 6 | | to have health problems that result in re-hospitalization; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The causes of premature births are not fully | 8 | | understood; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The cause of approximately half of all preterm | 10 | | births is completely unknown; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, To reduce the rates of preterm labor and delivery, | 12 | | more research and funding is needed on the underlying causes of | 13 | | preterm delivery, the prevention of preterm birth so that | 14 | | babies are born full-term, and treatments improving outcomes | 15 | | for infants born prematurely; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we recognize activities and programs that promote awareness of | 19 | | and solutions to the dangers of premature birth across the | 20 | | United States; and be it further
|
| | | HR0094 | - 3 - | LRB097 07105 GRL 48085 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we designate the 16th of every month in 2011 | 2 | | as Premature Birth Prevention and Awareness Day in the State of | 3 | | Illinois; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage Congress to reauthorize the | 5 | | PREEMIE Act, which is currently scheduled to expire at the end | 6 | | of fiscal year 2011, to continue and enhance federal support | 7 | | for research into the causes and prevention of premature birth | 8 | | and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity; and be it | 9 | | further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That we dedicate this resolution to the memory of | 11 | | Leilani Marie Decker and her courageous struggle; and be it | 12 | | further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the Governor, the Speaker and Minority Leader of | 15 | | the Illinois House of Representatives, the President and | 16 | | Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate, and the members of the | 17 | | Illinois congressional delegation.
|
|