PRINTER'S NO. 3787
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
876
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY EMRICK, BROWN, CAUSER, HEFFLEY, LONGIETTI,
YOUNGBLOOD, KNOWLES, MACKENZIE, KORTZ, BURNS, SONNEY, HOWARD,
SCHWEYER, HILL-EVANS, JOZWIAK, MILLARD, DeLUCA AND NEILSON,
MAY 19, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 19, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of May 2020 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
consequences for pregnant women and their infants; and
WHEREAS, Public education on signs and symptoms of
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