05-R 374

2005 -- H 6668

Enacted 7/01/05

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 15, 2005 TO BE "PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS

REMEMBRANCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Kennedy, and San Bento

Date Introduced: July 01, 2005

     WHEREAS, According to a 1996 study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 16%

of six million plus pregnancies ended in either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, and of those six

million pregnancies, 62% ended in live births, and 26,784 of those ended in infant deaths; and

     WHEREAS, The availability of information and support is of the utmost importance to

families who suffer from pregnancy or infant loss to help them better deal with their

bereavement; and

     WHEREAS, A public that is informed and educated about pregnancy and infant loss can

better learn how to respond with compassion to affected families; and

     WHEREAS, Professionals who come in contact with families that have suffered

pregnancy or infant loss, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, clergy, emergency medical

technicians, funeral directors, police officers, and employers, can better assist families if they

have special training and better knowledge about pregnancy and infant loss; and

     WHEREAS, The creation of a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day will set

aside some special time for families to remember all of the pregnancies and infants lost, to be

comforted in their time of pain and heartache, to begin to heal, and to have hope for the future;

now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby proclaims October 15, 2005 to be "Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Remembrance Day" in the State of Rhode Island.

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