,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjai,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself & ,mr4       
,isakson7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals1        
activities1 & ideals ( ,prematurity     
,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to !   
,_w ,heal? ,organization1 complications 
( pret]m bir? are n[ ! lead+ cause (    
dea? among *ildr5 "u #e ye>s ( age      
worldwide2 ,:]eas approximately         
#a1jjj1jjj *ildr5 die ea* ye> due to    
complications ( pret]m bir?2 ,:]eas     
pret]m bir? is a global problem t exacts
 a toll on families f all p>ts ( society
 9 e c\ntry2 ,:]eas _m complications (  
pret]m bir? may h lifelong consequ5ces =
 ! heal?1 gr[?1 & developm5t ( infants2 
,:]eas up to #ge p]c5t ( dea?s result+ f
 pret]m bir? worldwide c be prev5t$     
?r\gh prov5 co/-effective /rategies to  
promote full-t]m bir?s & improve ! c>e (

 pret]m infants2 ,:]eas c\ntries c      
improve mat]nal heal? & ! survival rate 
( babies born prematurely by mak+       
/rategic inve/m5ts 9 heal? c>e sy/ems to
 ensure access to high-quality          
pre-pregnancy c>e1 pr5atal c>e1 *ildbir?
 s]vices1 em]g5cy ob/etric c>e1 po/natal
 c>e1 & compreh5sive c>e = affect$      
newborns2 ,:]eas ! pret]m bir? rate 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates has wors5$ = f\r          
consecutive ye>s1 ris+ f #i4fc p]c5t 9  
#bjae to #aj4jb p]c5t 9 #bjah2 ,:]eas   
!re are significant racial & e?nic      
disp>ities 9 pret]m bir? rates among _m 
communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
!re are disp>ities 9 pret]m bir? rates  
globally1 ) l[]-income families at !    
highe/ risk ( hav+ a *ild pret]m2 ,:]eas
 _m pret]m bir?s c be prev5t$ ?r\gh     
evid5ce-bas$ public heal? programs      
focus$ on r$uc+ risk factors su* z      
tobacco use1 closely spac$ pregnancies1 
& e>ly elective deliv]ies2 & ,:]eas1 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w1 ,novemb] is
 recogniz$ z ,prematurity ,aw>5ess      

,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 supports ! recognition (           
,prematurity ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7      
honors individuals work+ dome/ically &  
int]nationally to r$uce pret]m bir?s2 & 
7#c7 supports ef=ts at home & abroad    
to-- 7,a7 r$uce ! impact ( pret]m bir?s 
by improv+ mat]nal heal? dur+ & aft]    
pregnancy2  7,b7 advance ! c>e &        
treatm5t ( infants born pret]m2 &  7,c7 
promote evid5ce-bas$ /rategies to--  7i7
 prev5t pret]m bir? & promote full-t]m  
bir?s2 &  7ii7 improve outcomes =       
infants born pret]m4