Bill Text: HI SCR14 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Breastfeeding at Hospital Discharge
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Referred to HTH, WAM. [SCR14 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-SCR14-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING HOSPTIALS WITHIN THE STATE OF HAWAII TO INCREASE THE RATES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AT HOSPTIAL DISCHARGE.
WHEREAS, childhood obesity is a national epidemic; in Hawaii, childhood obesity increased by thirty-eight percent from 1999 and 2009; as a result of the increased risks related to obesity, this generation of children may be the first generation not to outlive their parents due to unhealthy lifestyles; and
WHEREAS, breastfeeding helps protect against childhood obesity. A baby's risk of becoming an overweight child goes down with each month of breastfeeding. In the US, most babies start breastfeeding, but within the first week, half have already been given formula, and by 9 months, only 31 percent of babies are breastfeeding at all. In Hawaii, only 21 percent of babies are breastfed exclusively through the recommended 6 months; and
WHEREAS, babies who are fed formula and stop breastfeeding before six months of age have higher risks of obesity, diabetes, respiratory and ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome, and tend to require more doctor visits, hospitalizations, and prescriptions; and
WHEREAS, The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies be fed nothing but breast milk for the first 6 months and continue breastfeeding for at least 1 year; and
WHEREAS, improving the health of mothers and their children is a primary goal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding, with its many known benefits for infants, children, and mothers is a key strategy toward accomplishing this goal; and
WHEREAS, "Healthy People 2020" targets include national objectives to increase the percentage of mothers who breastfeed their babies; and a recently released report card illustrates how Hawaii fared:
National Goal Hawaii
In early postpartum 81.9% 85.1%
At 6 months 60.6% 51.1%
At 12 months 34.1% 32.4%
Exclusively through 3 months 46.2% 42.6%
Exclusively through 6 months 25.5% 20.7%;
now, therefore;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature affirms that as a State we will work to increase the overall rates of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all hospitals in the State of Hawaii are urged to have a written breastfeeding policy that supports exclusive breastfeeding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all hospitals that implement exclusive breast feeding policies in the State of Hawaii are urged to provide continuous staff training to ensure implementation of the breastfeeding policies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Governor, the Director of Health, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Breastfeeding Coalition, Hawaii's maternity care hospitals, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, and the Hawaii Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Breastfeeding at Hospital Discharge
