Full Text of HR0419 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Scientific research demonstrates that good | 3 | | nutrition beginning in utero and extending throughout
the first | 4 | | year of life is critical to the healthy growth and development | 5 | | of infants and that breastfeeding is the
best form of infant | 6 | | nutrition by providing certain health benefits for both the | 7 | | mother and child; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The United States Surgeon General and the American | 9 | | Academy of Pediatrics recommend babies
be exclusively fed with | 10 | | breast milk for the first 6 months of life, and continue on | 11 | | with breast milk through the
first year of life; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Healthy People 2020, an initiative that comprises | 13 | | science-based, ten-year national objectives to
improve the | 14 | | health of all Americans, administered under the U.S. Department | 15 | | of Health and Human Services,
aims to increase the percentage | 16 | | of women initiating breastfeeding to 81.9% and still continuing | 17 | | to
breastfeed when their newborn is 6 months of age to 60.6%; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, It is a mother's choice in how she feeds her baby, | 20 | | and the choice is often made based on the
best feeding option | 21 | | for her infant given her and her family's life circumstance, | 22 | | including familial, cultural, and
community issues as well as |
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| 1 | | based on barriers to breastfeeding, including returning to | 2 | | work, medical difficulties,
and lack of breastfeeding support; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support | 5 | | Breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics,
and other | 6 | | public health organizations do promote breastfeeding goals, | 7 | | and some go beyond this to promote
other dietary guidance for | 8 | | feeding an infant under age 2 or identify what a mother should | 9 | | do if she cannot
or chooses not to breastfeed, or needs to | 10 | | supplement breastfeeding; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, An example of this is provided in the U.S. | 12 | | Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Service
| 13 | | publication, "Feeding Your Baby in the first Year", which gives | 14 | | participants in the Women, Infant, and Children
(WIC) food | 15 | | program a basic overview of the best sources of nutrition for | 16 | | their babies in the first year, starting
with breastfeeding, | 17 | | including infant formula if needed, following with the | 18 | | introduction of solid foods; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Infant nutrition research has generated a range of | 20 | | iron-fortified infant formulas (as well as specialized
infant | 21 | | formulas for premature babies and for those babies with medical | 22 | | conditions needing sustenance to
survive and thrive) that | 23 | | address a critical need in providing a safe and nutritious |
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| 1 | | alternative to breast milk for
mothers who are unable to | 2 | | breastfeed; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we acknowledge the
role of optimal infant nutrition during the | 6 | | first year of life and that new mothers require information, | 7 | | guidance,
and support to provide the best nutritional start for | 8 | | their babies; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the scientific research | 10 | | documenting that breastfeeding is
the best form of infant | 11 | | nutrition and supports breastfeeding promotion policies; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That we aspire for mothers to make informed | 14 | | choices about
how to feed their infants by requiring that | 15 | | mothers receive, prior to and/or after birth, complete and | 16 | | balanced
information on all infant nutrition options; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That we call on the U.S. Department of Health and | 19 | | Human Services to
publish and distribute maternal and infant | 20 | | nutrition information approved by the U.S. Surgeon General to
| 21 | | mothers prior to and after birth; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we urge state health departments to | 2 | | facilitate public-private
collaboration with families and | 3 | | communities to increase maternal and infant nutrition | 4 | | awareness, particularly
in underserved areas, and provide | 5 | | access to nutritional programs for mothers and their children | 6 | | beginning in
utero and throughout their first year of life; and | 7 | | be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to | 9 | | the President of the United States,
the Vice-President of the | 10 | | United States, members of the Illinois Delegation of the U.S. | 11 | | House of Representatives, Illinois Senators Richard J. Durbin | 12 | | and Mark Kirk, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health | 13 | | and Human Services, the United States Surgeon
General, the | 14 | | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other | 15 | | federal and state government officials
as appropriate.
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