tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032434219501573172012-02-16T18:29:28.661-08:00Statewide Letter to the EditorNEW YORK CBRS BILLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366898791375763068noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303243421950157317.post-82337294710793730272009-01-04T18:57:00.000-08:002009-01-04T15:57:57.207-08:00<!--Open Letter to Editor--><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Help educate others about the NY Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth bill. Send the below letter to your local newspaper's <i>Letter to the Editor</i>. When your letter is published, let us know - <a href="mailto:pmciufo@aol.com"><span style="font-size:85%;">Email Us</span></a>. <br /><br><strong></em>2,000 babies die in New York State each year.</strong><br />On this day, and everyday, more than 70 new parents will have listened to their stillborn baby’s silence. Births not acknowledged by the state.<br /><br />The car seat is empty; the nursery remains unused; family and friends say both hello and goodbye to the baby during the funeral. Families are left with few memories and the question of “Why?“.<br /><br />Stillbirth is the leading cause of infant death, with nearly 30,000 stillborn babies in the US -- and 2,000 in New York State -- every year. Typically, the medical causes are unknown. In 2001, the U.S. National Institute of Health awarded only $442,000, or $3.32 per stillborn infant, for stillbirth research. The reasons for this lack of funding is unclear.<br /><br />There is a state bill that can increase awareness of the tragedy of Stillbirth: Bill A8960 / S186a. The bill does not change current NYS Public Health Law; it simply gives parents the option to request a certificate to acknowledge childbirth. The passage of this legislation can have a positive impact on a grieving family while increasing the nation’s awareness of stillbirth.<br /><br />Write to your NY Senate and Assembly members. Ask them to support this bill. Ignoring this tragedy will not prevent it from occurring; if we do nothing, nearly 30,000 babies will be stillborn again this year. Support the New York Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth Bill. Your support will make a difference.<br /><br />Visit www.CBRSbill.blogspot.com.<br />Your Name / Address<br /><em></em><br /><br /><!--October's Letter to Editor<br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"><em>Send the below to your local newspaper's Letter to the Editor in observance of October's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Help spread awareness of this tragedy that affects nearly 2,000 families each year in NY. Let us know which newspaper you write to <a href="mailto:pmciufo@aol.com"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Email Us)</span></a>. We will keep track.</em><br /></span><br /><strong>October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.<br /></strong><br />On this day, and everyday, more than 70 new parents will have listened to their stillborn baby’s silence. The births of these babies are not acknowledged by the state.<br /><br />The car seat is empty; the nursery remains unused; family and friends say both hello and goodbye to the baby during the funeral. Families are left with few memories and the question of “Why?“.<br /><br />Stillbirth is the leading cause of infant death, with nearly 30,000 stillborn babies in the US -- and 2,000 in New York State -- every year. Typically, the medical causes are unknown. In 2001, the U.S. National Institute of Health awarded only $442,000, or $3.32 per stillborn infant, for stillbirth research. The reasons for this lack of funding is unclear.<br /><br />There is a state bill that can increase awareness of the tragedy of Stillbirth: Bill A8960 / S186a. The bill does not change current NYS Public Health Law; it simply gives parents the option to request a certificate to acknowledge childbirth. The passage of this legislation can have a positive impact on a family grieving the loss of a child while increasing the nation’s awareness of stillbirth.<br /><br />Write to your Senate and Assembly members. Ask them to support this bill. Ignoring this tragedy will not prevent it from occurring; if we do nothing, nearly 30,000 babies will be stillborn again this year. Support the New York Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth Bill. Your support will make a difference.<br /><br />Visit www.CBRSbill.blogspot.com.<br /><em></em><em></em>--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/303243421950157317-8233729471079373027?l=nystillbirthbill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>NEW YORK CBRS BILLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366898791375763068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303243421950157317.post-73980204565280781702008-10-11T17:27:00.000-07:002009-01-04T15:39:55.877-08:00Albany ~~ Albany Times Union ~~ http://timesunion.com<br />Bath ~~ The Steuben Courier-Advocate ~~ www.steubencourier.com<br />Bronx ~~ Norwood News ~~ www.norwoodnews.org<br />Bronx ~~ The Riverdale Press ~~ www.riverdalepress.com<br />Brooklyn ~~ The Brooklyn Paper ~~ www.brooklynpaper.com<br />Brooklyn ~~ The Jewish Press ~~ www.thejewishpress.com<br />Brooklyn ~~ Brooklyn View ~~ www.brooklynview.net<br />Brooklyn ~~ Our Time Press ~~ www.ourtimepress.com<br />Brooklyn ~~ Canarsie Courier ~~ www.canarsiecourier.com<br />Buffalo ~~ Buffalo Rocket ~~ www.buffalorocket.com<br />Buffalo ~~ Riverside Review ~~ www.buffaloreview.com<br />Buffalo ~~ The Buffalo Criterion ~~ www.thebcn.com/criterion<br />Callicoon ~~ Sullivan County Democrat ~~ www.sc-democrat.com<br />Camden ~~ Queen Central News ~~ www.queencentral.com<br />Corona ~~ Queens Times ~~ www.queenstimes.com<br />Cortland ~~ Cortland Sunday ~~ www.cnypennysaver.com<br />East Hampton ~~ The Independent ~~ www.indyeastend.com<br />East Hampton ~~ East Hampton Star ~~ www.easthamptonstar.com<br />Fort Drum ~~ Fort Drum Blizzard ~~ www.drum.army.mil<br />Fonda ~~ Leader Herald ~~ www.leaderherald.com<br />Fulton ~~ The Valley News ~~ www.valleynewsonline.com<br />Garden City ~~ The Jewish Star ~~ www.thejewishstar.com<br />Glens Falls ~~ The Chronicle ~~ www.readthechronicle.com<br />Hamburg ~~ The Sun News ~~ www.thesunnews.net<br />Hornell ~~ Spectator ~~ www.eveningtribune.com<br />Ithaca ~~ Ithaca Times ~~ www.ithacatimes.com<br />Macedon ~~ The Times of Wayne County ~~ www.waynetimes.com<br />Moriches ~~ Southshore Press ~~ www.southshorepress.com<br />Nanuet ~~ Rockland County Times ~~ www.rocklandcountytimes.com<br />New York ~~ The Village Voice ~~ www.villagevoice.com<br />New York ~~ Herald Monthly ~~ www.cchc.org<br />New York ~~ New York Beacon ~~ newyorkbeacon.com<br />New York ~~ The New York Megaphone ~~ www.nymegaphone.com<br />New York ~~ The New York Observer ~~ www.observer.com<br />New York ~~ Black Star News ~~ www.blackstarnews.com<br />New York ~~ The Jewish Post of New York ~~ www.jewishpost.com<br />New York ~~ The Chief ~~ www.thechief-leader.com<br />New York ~~ Tribeca Tribune ~~ www.tribecatrib.com<br />New York ~~ New York Amsterdam News ~~ www.amsterdamnews.com<br />Oneida ~~ The Oneida ~~ www.oneidanews.com<br />Patchogue ~~ Long Island Advance ~~ longislandadvance.net<br />Pearl River ~~ Our Town ~~ www.ourtownnewspaper.net<br />Port Jervis ~~ The Gazette ~~ www.recordonline.com<br />Potsdam ~~ North Country This Week ~~ www.northcountrynow.com<br />Ridgewood ~~ Times Newsweekly ~~ www.timesnewsweekly.com<br />Rochester ~~ City Newspaper ~~ www.rochestercitynewspaper.com<br />Rochester ~~ insider ~~ www.rochesterinsider.com<br />Rockaway Beach ~~ Wave of Long Island ~~ www.rockawave.com<br />Rye ~~ The Rye Record ~~ www.ryerecord.com<br />Saratoga Springs ~~ Community News ~~ www.cnweekly.com<br />Saratoga Springs ~~ Saratoga Today ~~ www.saratogapublishing.com<br />Saratoga Springs ~~ The Saratogian ~~ www.saratogian.com<br />Schenectady ~~ Daily Gazette ~~ www.dailygazette.com<br />Southampton ~~ The Southampton Press~~ www.southamptonpress.com<br />Syosset ~~ Long Island Press ~~ www.longislandpress.com<br />Syracuse ~~ News For You ~~ www.newreaderspress.com<br />Syracuse ~~ Syracuse New Times ~~ www.syracusenewtimes.com<br />Watkins Glen ~~ Hi-Lites ~~ www.hilites.net<br />West Nyack ~~ Rockland Review ~~ www.rocklandreviewnews.com<br />White Plains ~~ White Plains Times ~~ www.wptimes.com<br />Yonkers ~~Westchester Times~~www.westchestertimestribune.com<br />Yorktown Heights~~North County News~~www.northcountynews.com<br /><br /><!--<br /><em>**letters that have been submitted will be in BOLD</em><br /><em>**letters accepted for publication will have working links</em>--><i>missing your newspaper? send us an email</i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/303243421950157317-7398020456528078170?l=nystillbirthbill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>NEW YORK CBRS BILLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10366898791375763068noreply@blogger.com0