PENNSYLVANIA, October 13 - PRINTER'S NO. 546

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

62

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, BROWNE, PHILLIPS-HILL, BARTOLOTTA,

FONTANA, KEARNEY, COLLETT, HUGHES, COSTA, STREET, MARTIN,

HUTCHINSON, COMITTA, MENSCH, J. WARD AND HAYWOOD,

APRIL 9, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 9, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of April 2021 as "World HIE Awareness

Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, All residents of this Commonwealth should be aware

that 20 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% to 80% of infants born with HIE survive,

however, of those who survive, 50% to 70% experience seizures,

and 30% to 40% develop a developmental disability, including

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