PRINTER'S NO. 3640
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
852
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY ULLMAN, HILL-EVANS, MURT, ROZZI, BIZZARRO, KINSEY,
DONATUCCI, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, BURGOS, FREEMAN, BURNS, KIM,
YOUNGBLOOD, READSHAW, KORTZ, McCLINTON, CONKLIN, BOBACK,
NEILSON, MALAGARI, GALLOWAY, SHUSTERMAN, SAYLOR, HOWARD AND
FRANKEL, APRIL 27, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 27, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2020 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% and 80% of infants born with HIE
survive, however, of those who survive, 50% to 70% experience
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