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PRINTER'S NO. 518
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 65
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SANTARSIERO, TARTAGLIONE, PHILLIPS-HILL, BROWN,
HUGHES, KANE, LAUGHLIN, COSTA, HAYWOOD, VOGEL AND
CAPPELLETTI, APRIL 2, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 2, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "World HIE Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, All residents of this Commonwealth should be aware
that up to 30 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 75% to 80% of infants born with HIE survive,
however, of those who survive, 50% to 70% experience seizures,
and 40% to 50% develop a developmental disability, including
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cerebral palsy, epilepsy, vision loss, hearing loss, feeding
issues and cognitive or speech delays; and
WHEREAS, The impact of each child's injury is unique and
based on multiple factors, including which parts of the brain
are impacted and the severity of the oxygen deprivation; and
WHEREAS, Hope for HIE is an organization which supports and
connects families affected by HIE; and
WHEREAS, Hope for HIE provides resources, information, advice
and personalized support to families affected by HIE; and
WHEREAS, Through Hope for HIE, families touched by an HIE
diagnosis are given access to a community that shares experience
with HIE and where families feel that they are supported; and
WHEREAS, The goal of "World HIE Awareness Month" is to
educate and connect families affected by HIE; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of April 2025
as "World HIE Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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