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HRES236119th Congress

Expressing support for the goals of a "NICU Baby's Bill of Rights".

Sponsored By: Representative Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]

Introduced

Summary

Family-centered NICU care is the central goal of this resolution. It would endorse a NICU Baby’s Bill of Rights and recommend nonbinding steps to improve communication, informed consent, nutrition options, discharge planning, and mental health support for NICU families and infants.

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  • Families: Focuses support on parents of preterm and medically complex infants, noting over 380,000 preterm births each year and a 50 percent higher preterm rate among Black babies.
  • Parents and caregivers: Calls for hospital policies that prioritize parental presence and integration to reduce separation, support bonding, and aid infant development.
  • Hospitals and providers: Urges clinicians and hospitals to adopt family-centered care and involve family advocacy partners when making NICU policies.
  • Informed consent and nutrition: Encourages an informed consent approach for major care decisions and ensures families are informed about donor human milk and human milk–based nutrition.
  • Discharge planning: Emphasizes comprehensive, individualized discharge plans that include family participation to ease transitions home.
  • Mental health support: Highlights screening and connections to peer-to-peer programs, support groups, and counseling to reduce perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]

IN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 3/21/2025

Roll Call Votes

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