Item 397/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Teresa Pomeroy
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Clerk
Date: 9/24/2024
Subject: Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to adopt a Proclamation recognizing October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Council Member Nguyen-Penaloza introduced a Proclamation recognizing October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in 2022, which was approved unanimously by the City Council to be adopted annually. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day serves to promote greater awareness and support for the estimated 1 in 4 individuals and families whose lives are irrevocably altered by the death of their children during pregnancy, at birth, and in infancy. Advocates believe that a formalized day of observation increases public awareness and promotes greater research and understanding to aide in the creation and establishment of programs, resources and services to support and provide assistance to survivors of infant loss and their families.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Adopt a Proclamation recognizing October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
ATTACHMENT
1. Proclamation