HM 4 — "FOURTH TRIMESTER CARE DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 4DECLARING THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE14, -2022 STATE"FOURTH OFTRIMESTER NEWCARE MEXICODAY" -IN SECONDTHE SESSIONHOUSE ,OF 2022REPRESENTATIVES. INTRODUCED BY Kristina Ortez and Kelly K.

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e b l e e h n d d i = = o h WHEREAS, the current practice in health care is to provide l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r focused care during pregnancy and birth, with weekly checkups t e w d m a n o in the final weeks of gestation;

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b e d s º o t n = .221565.1AIC February 3, 2022 (2:42pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d WHEREAS, a new mother is often afforded a single follow-up visit six weeks after her baby is born;

and h WHEREAS, this period of transition should be recognized as u » r the "fourth trimester", which is a time during which mothersHM t4/a hPage g1 emothers l i are deserving of care in their own right;

and h r i s WHEREAS, mothers may suffer a number of physical health h , e h issues during the fourth trimester that far too often go t u g e b l e e , gh undiagnosed and therefore untreated;

and n d d i = = o h WHEREAS, some of the health issues mothers have reported l ] b ,d i a º r experiencing include:

breastfeeding problems, infections, ephysical rexhaustion, =sleep tloss, edepression wand dstress, manxiety aand nrage, oloneliness, physicalfrequent exhaustion,headaches, sleepheavy loss,bleeding, depressionbackache, weight control, pelvic and stress,coccyx anxietypain, durinary mand :fecal incontinence, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse, scar tissue pain from Cesarean section, episiotomy or natural tearing, hemorrhoids, pubic symphysis separation and painful intercourse;

b r e t º o t n = .221565.1AIC February 3, 2022 (2:42pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d and rage, loneliness, frequent headaches, heavy bleeding, backache, weight control, pelvic and coccyx pain, urinary and fecal incontinence, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse, scar tissue pain from Cesarean section, episiotomy or natural tearing, hemorrhoids, pubic symphysis separation and painful intercourse;

and WHEREAS, major medical organizations recommend six monthsHM h4/a Page 2 months of exclusive breastfeeding, recognizing that breastfeeding is u » r associated with positive health outcomes for a mother and her t h g e l i infant;

and h r i s WHEREAS, only twenty-one percent of mothers achieve the h , e h recommended six months of exclusive breastfeeding;

and t u g e b l e e , gh WHEREAS, the failure to achieve six months of n d d i = = o h breastfeeding results, in part, from social constraints such as l ] b ,d i a º r unpaid maternity leave, negative attitudes toward breastfeeding e r = t e w d m a n o in public and a lack of workplace accommodations for dbreastfeeding mmothers; :

b r e t º o t n = .221565.1AIC February 3, 2022 (2:42pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d breastfeeding mothers;

hHM 4/a Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF u » r REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that HHHCºFebruary the t h g e l i governor be requested to declare September 23, 2022»HHHC h r i s HHHCºFebruary 14, 2022 be declared»HHHCdeclared "Fourth Trimester Care h , e h Day" in HHHCºNewthe Mexico»HHHC HHHCºthe house of trepresentatives; u g e b l e e , gh representatives»HHHC ;

and n d d i = = o h BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a membership organization that l ] b ,d i a º r represents physical therapists be invited to present to the e r = t e w d m a n o legislative health and human services committee before December d2, m2022; :

b r e t º o t n = .221565.1AIC February 3, 2022 (2:42pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d 2, 2022;

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