PRINTER'S NO. 759
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
90
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, BREWSTER, SABATINA,
GREENLEAF, BROWNE, AUMENT, FARNESE, RESCHENTHALER, SCAVELLO,
RAFFERTY, HUTCHINSON, COSTA AND KILLION, APRIL 25, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 25, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2017 as "World HIE Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, All residents of this Commonwealth should be aware
that 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 live births are impacted by
hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE); and
WHEREAS, Thousands of families are affected by HIE worldwide
and only a small fraction of them find the psychosocial support
they need to tackle the challenges their children may face as a
result of HIE; and
WHEREAS, HIE occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen from
various causes, including placental insufficiency, uterine
rupture, umbilical cord knots, cord compression, low maternal
blood pressure, trauma during delivery, aneurysm rupture and
near Sudden Infant Death Syndrome events; and
WHEREAS, Between 70% to 80% of infants born with HIE survive,
however, of those who survive, 50% to 70% experience seizures,
and 30% to 40% develop a developmental disability, including
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