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MI HR0238
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/24/2010
Primary Sponsor
Lesia Liss
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AI Summary
- Declares April 2010 as Multiple Birth Awareness Month in Michigan
- Notes that twin births rose 2% between 2005 and 2006 to 137,085 births, nearly doubling over 20 years, with 6,540 triplets and higher-order multiples also born nationwide in 2006
- Identifies health risks including one in eight twins and one in three triplets born very preterm, with infant death rates four times higher for twins than singletons
- Recognizes the Michigan Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, founded in 1964, which provides education, research, and support services to families with multiple births
- Encourages awareness of multiple birth issues including Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, premature births, low birth weights, special needs, parental demands, and classroom separation of multiples
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare April 2010 as Multiple Birth Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Multiple Birth Awareness Month
Last Action
Adopted
3/24/2010
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