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This resolution urges the Governor to declare April 2019 as Cesarean Awareness Month in New York to promote education and awareness.
Why it matters
Highlights the need for informed decision-making. The resolution emphasizes that women should have access to comprehensive information about the risks and benefits of both cesarean and vaginal births, helping ensure that expectant mothers can make fully informed choices about their healthcare.
Draws attention to potential health risks of cesareans. It points out that while C-sections can be lifesaving, they also carry the risk of longer recovery times and complications such as stillbirth, placental abnormalities, and uterine rupture—focusing public attention on outcomes that may not be widely known.
Promotes action at multiple levels. By urging increased activity and awareness not just locally, but also at the state and national levels, the resolution seeks to foster a broader conversation and coordinated efforts to address the rising rates and implications of cesarean deliveries.
Encourages preventive approaches to maternal health. The resolution supports the idea that unnecessary cesareans should be prevented when possible, which could have implications for healthcare practices, policy priorities, and ultimately, better maternal and child health outcomes.
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Declare Cesarean Awareness Month
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Assembly Resolution No. 220 BY: M. of A. Solages MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2019, as Cesarean Awareness Month in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official months that are set… Show allHide
Assembly Resolution No. 220 BY: M. of A. Solages MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2019, as Cesarean Awareness Month in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official months that are set aside to increase awareness of health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2019, as Cesarean Awareness Month in the State of New York; and WHEREAS, Women who undergo cesarean surgery may have a long recovery time, and are subject to complications such as increased rates of unexplained stillbirth, placental abnormalities, and uterine rupture; and WHEREAS, While a cesarean can be lifesaving for a mother and her baby in certain circumstances, maternal and child health are improved by preventing unnecessary cesareans; and WHEREAS, Women from the State of New York should have access to full and complete information on the risks and benefits of vaginal birth and cesarean section in order to make informed choices about their health care; and WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater awareness of this health issue, and more must be done to increase activity at the local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2019, as Cesarean Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York.
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