; (iv) are 35 years of age or older; (v) smoke cigarettes while pregnant; (vi) have previously experienced pregnancy loss; or (vii) have multiple pregnancies, for example triplets; and (F) while the rate of stillbirth has declined since the 1940s due to improvements in maternity 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 Gynecology, 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 Gynecology 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 impacts on parents like grief, shame, and guilt and impacts to family functioning and well-being. (5) Stillbirth, and the disparity in those impacted by stillbirth requires further research, support, and prevention programming. 3. Clarification supporting permissible use of funds for stillbirth prevention activities Section 501(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, after among children, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after follow-up services the following: , and for evidence-based programs and activities and outcome research to reduce the incidence of stillbirth (including tracking and awareness of fetal movements, improvement of birth timing for pregnancies with risk factors, initiatives that encourage safe sleeping positions during pregnancy, screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction, efforts to achieve smoking cessation during pregnancy, community-based programs that provide home visits or other types of support, and any other research or evidence-based programming to prevent stillbirths) .