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OH SR418

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

11/12/2014

Primary Sponsor

William Seitz

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Origin

Senate

130th General Assembly (2013-2014)

AI Summary

  • Designates November 2014 as World Prematurity Awareness Month in Ohio
  • Identifies premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) as the number one killer of newborns, with costs exceeding $25 billion annually in the United States
  • Notes that more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely annually in the United States and 15 million worldwide, with many cases preventable through better care and education
  • References the March of Dimes' Prematurity Campaign launched in 2003 and its goal to reduce preterm birth to 9.6 percent by 2020
  • Directs the Senate Clerk to send copies of the resolution to the March of Dimes Ohio Chapter and Ohio news media

Legislative Description

Recognizing World Prematurity Awareness Month in Ohio, November 2014.

Last Action

Adopted

11/12/2014

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