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Urging Action to Confront the Stillbirth Public Health Crisis

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 11, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the stillbirth public health crisis, with over 21,000 stillbirths every year--almost 60 babies dying every day. At least one out of every four stillbirths is estimated to be preventable, but there is still too much we don't know. That's why we need real change that will lead to measurable improvements in outcomes for families.

H.R. 5012, the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act I introduced with my colleague Rep. Young Kim, would improve data collection, invest in research and raise awareness of the causes and risk factors associated with stillbirth.

I would like to include in the Record a link to the stories of more than 1,500 families impacted by the stillbirth crisis: https:// castor.house.gov/UploadedFiles/H.R.-5012-SHINE-for-Autumn-Act- Testimonies-1.pdf. I urge my colleagues to bring the SHINE for Autumn Act to the floor to confront this crisis and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.

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