U.S. NIH Unveils Consortium to Tackle Preventable Stillbirths

2025-09-17 04:35:07

(MENAFN) The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a significant new initiative on Tuesday aimed at tackling preventable stillbirths across the country. The agency will allocate more than $37 million in funding over the next five years to establish the Stillbirth Research Consortium.

This consortium, consisting of four research centers and one data coordinating center, will unite top scientists to develop innovative tools, devices, and technologies to better understand, diagnose, and prevent stillbirths.

In the United States, approximately 23,600 stillbirths occur each year at 20 weeks or later in pregnancy, with over 60 percent of these cases remaining unexplained, according to the NIH.

“This consortium will provide an integrated, collaborative program to support cutting edge research to identify the root causes of stillbirth and inform evidence-based strategies to address stillbirth risks,” said Alison Cernich, acting director of the NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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