Bill Text: PA HR44 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating February 8, 2011, as "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania; and urging the National Institutes of Health to recognize "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day" and to advance research relating to peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-10)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-08 - Adopted (197-0) [HR44 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR44-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 311
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 44 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BAKER, BISHOP, BRADFORD, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, KAVULICH, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, MATZIE, MILLARD, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SABATINA, SANTONI, STABACK, WAGNER, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND SWANGER, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 8, 2011, as "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania; and urging the National
Institutes of Health to recognize "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Awareness Day" and to advance research relating to peripartum
cardiomyopathy.
WHEREAS, Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disorder in
which a weakened heart is diagnosed within the final month of
pregnancy or within five months after delivery; and
WHEREAS, In the United States peripartum cardiomyopathy
complicates one in every 1,300 to 4,000 deliveries; and
WHEREAS, Peripartum cardiomyopathy occurs in childbearing
women of any age but most commonly occurs after 30 years of age;
and
WHEREAS, Peripartum cardiomyopathy is most likely to develop
in African-American women living in the South but can occur in a
pregnant or postpartum woman of any age or geographic location;
and
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WHEREAS, Death rates associated with peripartum
cardiomyopathy have ranged between 18% and 56%; and
WHEREAS, Recent effective treatment of peripartum
cardiomyopathy has progressively improved survival and recovery
to rates of 95% or more, without the need for heart transplant;
and
WHEREAS, With treatment, women affected by this disorder can
have improved heart function and live full and active lives; and
WHEREAS, Compliance with prescription instructions, medical
guidelines and physician directives is important to
cardiovascular health, particularly for women with peripartum
cardiomyopathy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate February 8, 2011, as
"Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and
urge all residents to recognize that peripartum cardiomyopathy
is a serious women's health threat; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the National
Institutes of Health to recognize "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Awareness Day" and continue research aimed at obtaining a better
understanding of this high-risk condition of pregnancy; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives challenge all
women to take charge of their cardiovascular health and take the
necessary preventive steps to healthy lives and pregnancies; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20892.
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