Public Law 102–283

Joint Resolution

Designating May 10, 1992, as “Infant Mortality Awareness Day”.

Whereas, in 1989, the infant mortality rate in the United States decreased from 10.0 to 9.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births;

Whereas, despite such decrease, nearly 38,000 infants in the United States will die in 1992 before they reach their 1st birthday;

Whereas thousands of infants will suffer lifelong disabilities resulting from low birthweight and other complications;

Whereas thousands of pregnant women, especially low-income women, cannot receive adequate prenatal care because they lack access to providers of obstetrical care;

Whereas infant mortality is a widespread problem which afflicts both urban and rural areas in all geographic regions of the United States;

Whereas the number of births to teenage mothers, who have a greater risk of giving birth to sick infants, has increased by 20 percent in the last 3 years;

Whereas the high number of deaths, disabilities, and illnesses among infants in the United States is deplorable; and

Whereas expectant parents in the United States should work toward the birth of healthy babies: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Approved May 14, 1992.