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Hear Us Now: Preeclampsia Awareness Month

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NEW!  We hit 2,500!  Thank you for your immediate and overwhelming show of support! BUT please don’t stop signing this important petition. The more signatures we have, the louder our voice as we advocate for greater awareness, improved health care practices and more research directed to this terrible disorder of pregnancy.

The Preeclampsia Foundation needs your support! We are still working to secure signatures by December 31, 2011 in support of designating May as "Preeclampsia Awareness Month” on the National Health Observances Calendar. Thirteen states and cities have already officially recognized the month, and a national proclamation will allow the Foundation to further expand awareness, distribute educational information and enhance both patient and provider literacy about preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Please sign our petition to demonstrate to Congress the large amount of interest and support there is for this cause.

WHEREAS, Preeclampsia, including HELLP syndrome and eclampsia, is a dangerous condition of pregnancy that can, in its severest form, lead to maternal and/or infant mortality or premature birth with significant health risks for the mother and baby, and

WHEREAS, As many as 320,000 cases of preeclampsia are diagnosed in America every year with approximately 25% resulting in severe, life-threatening consequences to a pregnant woman and her baby, and

WHEREAS, Public education as to the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome and eclampsia can help women recognize the condition and seek appropriate medical care, and

WHEREAS, Prenatal education should include recognition of those signs and symptoms (spikes in maternal blood pressure, sudden swelling of face and hands, severe upper abdominal pain, blurred vision, persistent headaches, breathlessness),

THEREFORE, We wish to declare May as Preeclampsia Awareness Month in support of the Preeclampsia Foundation's efforts to reduce maternal and infant illness and mortality due to preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

We, the Undersigned, are declaring "Hear Us Now!" as we petition for preeclampsia's inclusion on the National Health Observances Calendar.

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Preeclampsia Foundation - Faster Diagnosis... - Improved Care... - Healthier Outcomes!

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