,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,sessions 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,april #bjad as ,national ,congenital   
,diaphragmatic ,hernia ,awareness       
,month4  ,whereas congenital            
diaphragmatic hernia 7referred to in    
this preamble as ,,cdh7 occurs when the 
diaphragm fails to fully form1 allowing 
abdominal organs to migrate into the    
chest cavity and preventing lung growth2
 ,whereas the ,centers for ,disease     
,control and ,prevention recognizes     
,,cdh as a birth defect2 ,whereas the   
majority of ,,cdh patients suffer from  
underdeveloped lungs or poor pulmonary  
function2 ,whereas babies born with     
,,cdh endure extended hospital stays in 
intensive care with multiple surgeries2 
,whereas ,,cdh patients often endure    
long-term complications1 such as        

pulmonary hypertension1 pulmonary       
hypoplasia1 asthma1 gastrointestinal    
reflex1 feeding disorders1 and          
developmental delays2 ,whereas ,,cdh    
survivors sometimes endure long-term    
mechanical ventilation dependency1      
skeletal malformations1 supplemental    
oxygen dependency1 enteral and          
parenteral nutrition1 and hypoxic brain 
injury2 ,whereas ,,cdh is treated       
through mechanical ventilation1 a heart 
and lung bypass 7commonly known as      
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation71   
machines1 and surgical repair2 ,whereas 
surgical repair is often not a permanent
 solution for ,,cdh and can lead to     
reherniation and require additional     
surgery2 ,whereas ,,cdh is diagnosed in 
utero in less than #ej percent of cases2
 ,whereas infants born with ,,cdh have a
 high mortality rate1 ranging from #bj  
to #fj percent1 depending on the        
severity of the defect and interventions
 available at delivery2 ,whereas ,,cdh  
has a rate of occurrence of #a in every 

#c1hjj live births worldwide2 ,whereas  
,,cdh affects approximately #a1jhh      
babies each year in the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas ,,cdh has affected more than  
#gjj1jjj babies worldwide since #bjjj2  
,whereas ,,cdh does not discriminate    
based on race1 gender1 or socioeconomic 
status2 ,whereas the cause of ,,cdh is  
unknown2 ,whereas the average ,,cdh     
survivor will face postnatal care of at 
least #ajj1jjj2 and ,whereas ,federal   
support for ,,cdh research at the       
,national ,institutes of ,health for    
#bjac is estimated to be not more than  
#c1jjj1jjj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates    
,april #bjad as ,national ,congenital   
,diaphragmatic ,hernia ,awareness       
,month2  7#b7 declares that steps should
 be taken to-- 7,a7 raise awareness of  
and increase public knowledge about     
congenital diaphragmatic hernia         
7referred to in this resolution as      
,,cdh72  7,b7 inform minority           
populations about ,,cdh2  7,c7          

disseminate information on the          
importance of quality neonatal care of  
,,cdh patients2  7,d7 promote quality   
prenatal care and ultrasounds to detect 
,,cdh in utero2 and  7,e7 increase      
research funding in an amount           
commensurate with the burden of ,,cdh   
to-- 7i7 improve screening and treatment
 for ,,cdh2  7ii7 discover the causes of
 ,,cdh2 and  7iii7 develop a cure for   
,,cdh2 and  7#c7 calls on the people of 
the ,united ,states1 interest groups1   
and affected persons to-- 7,a7 promote  
awareness of ,,cdh2  7,b7 take an active
 role in the fight against this         
devastating birth defect2 and  7,c7     
observe ,national ,congenital           
,diaphragmatic ,hernia ,awareness ,month
 with appropriate ceremonies and        
activities4