H.R.5979: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes. 5/6/2008--Introduced. Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) more states should enact legislation that allows the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; and (2) the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) should increase the allocation of funds and other resources for stillbirth research.Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and maintain a scientific registry of stillbirths in the United States, which shall include for each stillbirth information on the stillborn fetus and the mother's health and pregnancy as collected and submitted by states on the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death. Requires [...]

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