,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaij  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #ac1   
#bjbj,ms4 ,roybal-,allard submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,thanking and  
promoting the professions of perinatal  
nurses by encouraging participation in  
,national ,perinatal ,nurses ,week4     
,whereas perinatal nurses work with     
patients who are attempting to become   
pregnant1 are currently pregnant1 or    
have recently delivered2 ,whereas       
perinatal nurses provide prenatal care  
and testing1 care of patients           
experiencing pregnancy complications1   
care during labor and delivery1 and care
 of patients following delivery2        
,whereas perinatal nursing includes     
labor and delivery nurses1 mother-baby  
nurses1 and neonatal nurses2 ,whereas   
continuous support during labor from a  
registered nurse is critical to achieve 
improved birth outcomes2 ,whereas there 

has been a persistent shortage of nurses
 across all fields1 while demand        
continues to grow2 ,whereas mothers are 
dying in the ,united ,states at the     
highest rate in the developed world1 and
 the crisis is most severe for ,black   
mothers2 ,whereas nurses are positioned 
to provide unique insight into patient  
care circumstances that may contribute  
to women's deaths1 thereby reducing the 
rate of and disparity in maternal       
mortality2 ,whereas ,october1 the #ajth 
month of the year1 was chosen to        
celebrate ,national ,perinatal ,nurses  
,week to represent an ,apgar score of   
#aj2 ,whereas ,apgar is the point system
 used to evaluate the health of a       
newborn baby1 with #aj representing the 
healthiest possible score for a baby1   
and this score would be assigned and    
recorded by the perinatal nurse         
attending the birth2 ,whereas the #ajth 
day of the month of ,october was chosen 
to begin ,national ,perinatal ,nurses   
,week in order to represent #aj         

centimeters dilated1 the measurement    
used to evaluate a woman's progress in  
labor2 ,whereas #aj centimeters dilated 
constitutes complete cervical dilation1 
the successful completion of the first  
phase of labor when a woman is ready to 
deliver her baby1 and this progress     
would be supported and recorded by the  
perinatal nurse attending the birth2 and
 ,whereas the week of ,october #aj1     
#bjbj1 through ,october #ag1 #bjbj1 is  
set aside to celebrate ,national        
,perinatal ,nurses ,week to raise public
 awareness of and celebrate the #cej1jjj
 perinatal nurses who are clinically    
active in hospitals1 perinatal          
facilities1 and health centers3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives thanks and promotes the
 professions of perinatal nurses by     
encouraging patients1 hospital          
administrators1 health care             
professionals1 policymakers1 and others 
to become more familiar with the        
contributions of perinatal nurses by    

participating in ,national ,perinatal   
,nurses ,week4