Bill Text: IA SCR2 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A concurrent resolution recognizing the work of the Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa. (See SCR 6.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-14 - Reported out of committee as SCR 6. S.J. 312. [SCR2 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SCR2-Introduced.html
Senate
Concurrent
Resolution
2
-
Introduced
SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
NO.
2
BY
WHITING
A
Concurrent
Resolution
recognizing
the
work
of
the
1
Mother’s
Milk
Bank
of
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
the
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(AAP)
3
recommends
that
infants
be
exclusively
breastfed
for
4
approximately
the
first
six
months
following
birth
and
5
that
infants
should
continue
to
be
breastfed,
along
6
with
the
introduction
of
appropriate
complementary
7
foods,
for
one
year
or
longer;
and
8
WHEREAS,
according
to
the
AAP,
human
milk
feeding
9
decreases
the
incidence
or
severity
of
a
wide
range
of
10
infectious
diseases
including
bacterial
meningitis,
11
diarrhea,
respiratory
tract
infections,
and
urinary
12
tract
infections,
and
results
in
a
lower
incidence
13
of
the
risk
of
sudden
infant
death
syndrome,
Type
14
1
and
Type
2
diabetes,
overweight
and
obesity,
and
15
asthma;
and
16
WHEREAS,
according
to
the
Centers
for
Disease
17
Control
and
Prevention
of
the
United
States
Department
18
of
Health
and
Human
Services
(CDC)
2010
Breastfeeding
19
Report
Card,
approximately
75
percent
of
mothers
in
the
20
United
States
start
out
breastfeeding,
but
at
the
end
21
of
six
months
the
rates
fall
to
43
percent,
and
among
22
African-American
mothers
the
rates
are
significantly
23
lower
as
only
58
percent
of
African-American
mothers
24
start
out
breastfeeding
and
only
28
percent
are
25
breastfeeding
at
six
months;
and
26
WHEREAS,
according
to
the
CDC,
in
the
United
States
27
infants
in
rural
areas
are
less
likely
to
ever
be
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breastfed
than
infants
living
in
urban
areas;
and
1
WHEREAS,
according
to
the
CDC,
infants
eligible
2
for
and
receiving
the
Special
Supplemental
Nutrition
3
Program
for
Women,
Infants,
and
Children
(WIC)
are
less
4
likely
to
ever
be
breastfed
than
infants
eligible
but
5
not
receiving
WIC
and
infants
ineligible
for
WIC;
and
6
WHEREAS,
according
to
the
CDC,
younger
mothers
20
to
7
29
years
of
age
are
less
likely
to
ever
breastfeed
than
8
mothers
30
years
of
age
or
older;
and
9
WHEREAS,
while
breastfeeding
has
many
benefits,
10
some
women
struggle,
with
60
percent
of
mothers
unable
11
to
breastfeed
for
as
long
as
they
intend
to
due
to
12
factors
including
issues
with
lactation
and
latching,
13
concerns
about
infant
nutrition
and
weight,
mother’s
14
concerns
about
taking
medications
while
breastfeeding,
15
unsupportive
work
policies
and
lack
of
parental
16
leave,
cultural
norms
or
lack
of
family
support,
and
17
unsupportive
hospital
practices
and
policies;
and
18
WHEREAS,
for
those
women
who
are
faced
with
19
obstacles
to
breastfeeding
or
providing
breast
milk
20
to
their
infants,
it
is
important
to
provide
an
21
encouraging
environment
and
options;
and
22
WHEREAS,
one
option
for
women
to
provide
breast
milk
23
to
their
infants
is
through
a
milk
bank;
and
24
WHEREAS,
the
Human
Milk
Banking
Association
of
25
North
America,
which
accredits
nonprofit
milk
banks
in
26
the
United
States
and
Canada,
has
27
members,
ensures
27
that
the
process
of
helping
mothers
donate
their
extra
28
breast
milk
is
evidence-based
and
clinically
sound,
and
29
advocates
for
donor
milk
as
a
universal
standard
of
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care,
regardless
of
ability
to
pay;
and
1
WHEREAS,
the
Mother’s
Milk
Bank
of
Iowa
operates
2
in
accordance
with
the
Human
Milk
Banking
Association
3
of
North
America
guidelines
for
the
establishment
and
4
operation
of
a
donor
human
milk
bank;
and
5
WHEREAS,
the
Mother’s
Milk
Bank
of
Iowa
was
launched
6
in
August
2002
during
World
Breastfeeding
Week,
7
co-founded
by
Jean
Drulis
and
Ekhard
Ziegler,
M.D.,
8
with
funds
generated
from
grants,
foundations,
and
9
gifts;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
mission
of
the
Mother’s
Milk
Bank
of
11
Iowa
is
to
improve
the
health
of
infants
across
the
12
United
States
by
providing
pasteurized
donor
human
milk
13
to
families
and
hospitals;
and
14
WHEREAS,
approximately
20
percent
of
the
milk
15
collected
by
the
Mother’s
Milk
Bank
of
Iowa
is
used
at
16
the
University
of
Iowa
Stead
Family
Children’s
Hospital
17
to
feed
infants
at
the
hospital,
many
of
whom
are
born
18
premature
or
are
battling
other
medical
conditions,
19
and
80
percent
of
the
milk
collected
is
distributed
to
20
families
and
other
hospitals;
and
21
WHEREAS,
as
of
2017,
1,590
donors
had
contributed
to
22
the
Mother’s
Milk
Bank
of
Iowa
and
the
donated
milk
had
23
reached
infants
in
14
states
and
39
hospitals
across
24
the
midwest,
and
in
2016
alone
187,623
ounces
of
breast
25
milk
were
distributed
to
infants
in
both
inpatient
and
26
outpatient
settings,
reaching
infants
in
13
states,
87
27
cities,
and
40
hospitals,
13
of
those
hospitals
being
28
located
in
Iowa;
NOW
THEREFORE,
29
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
THE
HOUSE
OF
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