I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7011 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention 
and research, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2022 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BASS, 
Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DANNY
K. DAVIS
of Illinois, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MOULTON, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TONKO, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support 
stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maternal and Child 
Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:43 Mar 11, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7011.IH
H7011
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention— 
(A) in the United States, 1 in 169 births 
are affected by stillbirth each year amounting 
to 23,500 stillbirths annually, of which 6,900 of 
these are Black or African-American stillbirths; 
(B) the number of stillbirths each year is 
greater than the number of babies that die dur-
ing the first year of life; 
(C) annual stillbirths are more than ten 
times the number of annual deaths due to Sud-
den Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); 
(D) stillbirth occurs across all demo-
graphics and in otherwise healthy pregnancies. 
It is most common, however, among women 
who— 
(i) are Black or African American, at 
two times more likely than White women 
to have a stillbirth; 
(ii) are of lower socioeconomic status; 
(iii) are diagnosed with high blood 
pressure, diabetes, obesity, or other med-
ical conditions; 
(iv) are 35 years of age or older; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:43 Mar 11, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7011.IH
H7011
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(v) smoke cigarettes while pregnant; 
(vi) have previously experienced preg-
nancy loss; or 
(vii) have multiple pregnancies, for ex-
ample triplets; and 
(E) while the rate of stillbirth has declined 
since the 1940s due to improvements in mater-
nity care, in recent years, the decline has 
slowed or halted. 
(2) According to a study by researcher Wall- 
Wieler et al., published in Obstetrics and Gyne-
cology, ‘‘the risk of severe maternal morbidity 
among stillbirth deliveries was more than fourfold 
higher compared with live birth deliveries’’. 
(3) According to a study by researcher McClure 
et al., published in the International Journal of Gyn-
ecology and Obstetrics, ‘‘stillbirth was significantly 
associated with maternal mortality’’. 
(4) According to a review article by Murphy 
and Cacciatore, published in Seminars in Fetal & 
Neonatal Medicine, stillbirth has psychological im-
pacts on parents like grief, shame, and guilt and im-
pacts to family functioning and well-being. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:43 Mar 11, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7011.IH
H7011
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS