Your voice matters. We can prevent stillbirths. Urge Congress to Act!
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Dear Friend,

Today, September 19th, we recognize National Stillbirth Prevention Day
honoring the tens of thousands of families who have lost a baby to
stillbirth every year. Now is the time to pass critical legislation that
can help address the tragic loss of stillbirth.

[ [link removed] ]→ Sign our letter telling Congress to pass the Stillbirth Health
Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act!

Tragically, 21,000 babies (58 a day) are stillborn every year in the
United States - that is more deaths than prematurity, SIDS, car accidents,
drowning, guns, fire, poison, and flu COMBINED. This is equivalent to
losing nearly three classes of kindergarteners every day for an entire
year. [1] Longstanding and persistent racial disparities means that Black
mothers experience stillbirths at double the rate of their white
counterparts. [ [link removed] ]

And yet stillbirth remains one of the most underfunded and understudied
public health issues today. But as dire as this picture looks, we can do
something about it―right now.

[2]When we raise our voices, we win!  In fact, we just passed the Maternal
and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act which took the first step
towards stillbirth prevention. [ [link removed] ] Now we must take the critical next step
with the bipartisan Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE)
for Autumn Act, named after Autumn Joy, who was stillborn on July 8, 2011,
across the finish line. This legislation is the beginning of a longer-term
solution towards the prevention of stillbirth in the United States. The
bill will make critical steps to invest in research and data collection
required to better understand and prevent stillbirth in the United States.
[ [link removed] ]

The SHINE for Autumn Act needs to pass before the end of the 118th
Congress (2024).The remaining legislative days in Congress are limited,
but it is not too late to pass SHINE.

[3] →Act now! Tell Congress to pass the SHINE for Autumn Act before they
adjourn.

In an instant, the joy and anticipation moms and families feel as they
prepare to welcome a new baby into their family can turn into crushing
disappointment and relentless pain that losing that life through
stillbirth can bring. No family should ever have to experience this loss.

We can and we must do better to support the health of mothers and babies
and to prevent further tragedies to expectant families.

[4]→ Add your name now so I can make sure your voice is heard too, and be
sure to share the link below with your friends and family so they can also
take action.

Together we are a powerful voice for families!

- Tina, Monifa, Kristin and the entire MomsRising Team

P.S. Have you or someone you loved experienced the tragic loss of a
stillbirth?  [ [link removed] ]Please consider sharing your story. Your personal story,
your experience matters and will help bring a deeper understanding to why
the SHINE for Autumn Act is so critically important to families.

 

[1] [ [link removed] ]Cause of Fetal Death: Data From the Fetal Death Report, 2015-2017,
CDC

[2] [ [link removed] ]Data and Statistics on Stillbirth, CDC

[3] [ [link removed] ]Bills Signed: H.R. 1240, H.R. 4581, The White House

[4] [ [link removed] ]H.R.5012 - SHINE for Autumn Act of 2023 / [ [link removed] ]S.2647 - SHINE for
Autumn Act of 2023


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