PRINTER'S NO. 1440
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
239
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY EMRICK, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, BROWN, BURNS,
CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DiGIROLAMO, FREEMAN,
HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE,
McNEILL, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, MURT, OBERLANDER, PASHINSKI,
READSHAW, RYAN, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, YOUNGBLOOD AND MARKOSEK,
APRIL 16, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 16, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2019 as "Preeclampsia Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Preeclampsia is a dangerous condition of pregnancy
that can, in its severest form, lead to maternal and infant
mortality or premature birth with significant health risks for
pregnant women and their infants; and
WHEREAS, HELLP syndrome is a variant of preeclampsia named
for its characteristics of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and
low platelet count; and
WHEREAS, If not properly recognized and managed, preeclampsia
can progress to eclampsia, which causes pregnancy-related
seizure activity; and
WHEREAS, As many as 320,000 cases of preeclampsia are
diagnosed in the United States every year, with an increasing
number of cases resulting in severe, life-threatening
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