We can prevent stillbirths. Urge the Senate to Act Now!
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Dear Friend,

As a doula, I know very well the joy and anticipation moms and families
feel as they prepare to welcome a new baby into their family. And, sadly,
I also know the crushing disappointment and relentless pain that losing
that life through stillbirth can bring. No family should have to
experience this loss.

[ [link removed] ]→ Click here and add your name to our letter calling on the Senate to
enact the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn
Act.

Tragically, 23,500 babies (65 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. [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.

Late last year the U.S House of Representatives passed the bipartisan
Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act, named
after Autumn Joy, who was stillborn on July 8, 2011. 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] ]

[2]→ Urge your Senator to support and pass the SHINE for Autumn Act

We can and we must do better to support the health of mothers and babies
and to prevent further tragedies to expectant families. Autumn’s mom,
Debbie Haine Vijayvergiya shares:

“With increased awareness and education for pregnant individuals and
their families, better data collection, and dedicated resources, we can
achieve the goals that stillbirth advocates like myself, and dedicated
health providers and researchers have been working towards - for far too
long.”

For Debbie, for Autumn, it is time. The Senate MUST act and SHINE a
spotlight on this tragic maternal health crisis. 

[3]→ 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.

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Together we are a powerful voice for families!

- Tina, Monifa, Kristin and whole MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder 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.

References

[1] [ [link removed] ]Cause of Fetal Death: Data From the Fetal Death Report, 2014, CDC
[2] [ [link removed] ]Stillbirth, Data and Statistics, CDC
[3] [ [link removed] ]H.R.5487 - SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021


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