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The resolution raises awareness, encourages targeted research, and promotes support to reduce stillbirths—especially for high-risk communities—while creating expectations for action without new funding and adding reporting burdens on health systems.
Pregnant people — particularly those in higher-risk groups (Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic families) — are likely to benefit from increased awareness, prevention programs, and targeted research aimed at reducing stillbirths and addressing disparities.
Public health agencies (e.g., CDC) and health systems will receive emphasis on improved data collection and surveillance to better understand causes of stillbirth and inform prevention efforts.
Families affected by stillbirth will get greater recognition and potential access to expanded support services through a designated National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day.
Parents and pregnant people may develop unmet expectations for new federal programs or services because the resolution highlights expanded prevention and support but does not authorize or provide dedicated funding.
Hospitals and health systems could face additional reporting and administrative burdens from expanded surveillance and data-collection efforts.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Designates a day to increase awareness of stillbirths and states findings about the scope, racial disparities, and harms of stillbirth in the United States. It calls for increased awareness, evidence-based prevention, better data collection, more research, and support for affected families, but does not create new funding or binding requirements.
Introduced September 18, 2025 by Jeff Merkley · Last progress September 18, 2025