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House committee reports resolution recognizing September 2025 as Infant Mortality Awareness Month
Summary
The Pennsylvania House Children and Youth Committee voted 24–1 to report House Resolution 298, which designates September 2025 as Infant Mortality Awareness Month; sponsors and members stressed racial disparities and called for attention to maternal and infant health though no policy measure was adopted.
The Pennsylvania House Children and Youth Committee on Oct. 5, 2025, voted to report House Resolution 298, recognizing September 2025 as Infant Mortality Awareness Month in the commonwealth; the measure was reported out by a 24–1 vote. Representative Curry sponsored the nonbinding resolution and addressed the committee on disparities and leading causes of infant death.
Representative Curry told the committee, “In 2023, 6 out of every 1,000 babies born in our…
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