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FL H8091

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Salzman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes October 15, 2025, as "National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" in Florida
  • References the World Health Organization's 2022 data showing 2.3 million infant deaths within the first month of life and nearly 2 million stillbirths annually
  • Notes the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimates miscarriage occurs in approximately 10 percent of clinically recognized pregnancies
  • Acknowledges Florida's Healthy Start program, which provides home visits, parent education, stress management, and care coordination services to reduce preterm labor, low birth weight, and infant mortality
  • Designates the day to break the culture of silence surrounding pregnancy and infant loss and help families overcome social and cultural taboos around disclosing these losses

Legislative Description

National Pregnancy and infancy Loss Remembrance Day

Last Action

Adopted by Publication

4/22/2025

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