Bill Text: IL HR0225 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizes World Preeclampsia Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - Resolution Adopted as Amended [HR0225 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0225-Enrolled.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION 225
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2 | WHEREAS, Preeclampsia is a serious disease related to high | ||||||
3 | blood pressure that can strike quickly and happen to any | ||||||
4 | pregnant woman during the second half of her pregnancy or up to | ||||||
5 | six weeks after delivery; finding preeclampsia early is | ||||||
6 | important for both mothers and their babies; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of | ||||||
8 | pregnancy (HPDs) are the leading cause of maternal and infant | ||||||
9 | death worldwide; approximately 76,000 maternal and 500,000 | ||||||
10 | infant deaths occur every year as a result of HPDs; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are also a | ||||||
12 | leading cause of maternal and infant illness; preeclampsia is a | ||||||
13 | common cause of caregiver-initiated preterm delivery and | ||||||
14 | accounts for approximately 20 percent of all intensive care | ||||||
15 | unit admissions of newborn babies; and
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16 | WHEREAS, For mothers, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | ||||||
17 | can cause complications with long-lasting consequences, such | ||||||
18 | as stroke; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are strongly | ||||||
19 | associated with a heightened risk of future cardiovascular | ||||||
20 | disease, the leading non-communicable disease (NCD) worldwide; | ||||||
21 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Too many lives are taken or seriously affected by | ||||||
2 | hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which is especially true | ||||||
3 | in countries where access to care is limited; with no known | ||||||
4 | cause, the need for basic and clinical research to advance our | ||||||
5 | medical understanding and healthcare practices must be | ||||||
6 | prioritized; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we declare Preeclampsia Day in Illinois on May 22, 2019 to | ||||||
10 | raise awareness of preeclampsia and its global impact on the | ||||||
11 | lives of mothers, babies, and families; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That we support all efforts that call upon | ||||||
13 | governments and health systems to recognize the importance of | ||||||
14 | detecting and diagnosing risk factors and preventing and | ||||||
15 | treating hypertensive pregnancy disorders, that encourage | ||||||
16 | additional research funding into preeclampsia and related | ||||||
17 | disorders, that prioritize patient and community education and | ||||||
18 | treatment for these disorders, that prioritize education, | ||||||
19 | training, and access to medical resources for healthcare | ||||||
20 | providers, that address prevention through a better | ||||||
21 | understanding of the causes, and that encourage collaboration | ||||||
22 | and partnerships between public and private sector | ||||||
23 | organizations to support and advance these goals.
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