,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjad ,mr4 
,sessions 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>d97      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ,april #bjad z ,national     
,cong5ital ,diaphragmatic ,h]nia        
,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas cong5ital       
diaphragmatic h]nia 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
preamble z ,,cdh7 occurs :5 ! diaphragm 
fails to fully =m1 all[+ abdom9al organs
 to migrate into ! *e/ cavity & prev5t+ 
lung gr[?2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease   
,control & ,prev5tion recognizes ,,cdh z
 a bir? defect2 ,:]eas ! majority (     
,,cdh pati5ts suff] f und]develop$ lungs
 or poor pulmon>y function2 ,:]eas      
babies born ) ,,cdh endure ext5d$       
hospital /ays 9 int5sive c>e ) multiple 
surg]ies2 ,:]eas ,,cdh pati5ts (t5      
endure long-t]m complications1 su* z    
pulmon>y hyp]t5sion1 pulmon>y           
hypoplasia1 a/hma1 ga/ro9te/9al reflex1 
fe$+ disord]s1 & developm5tal delays2   

,:]eas ,,cdh survivors sometimes endure 
long-t]m me*anical v5tilation dep5d5cy1 
skeletal mal=mations1 supplem5tal oxyg5 
dep5d5cy1 ent]al & p>5t]al nutrition1 & 
hypoxic bra9 injury2 ,:]eas ,,cdh is    
treat$ ?r\gh me*anical v5tilation1 a    
he>t & lung bypass 7commonly kn[n z     
extracorporeal membrane oxyg5ation71    
ma*9es1 & surgical repair2 ,:]eas       
surgical repair is (t5 n a p]man5t      
solution = ,,cdh & c lead to reh]niation
 & require additional surg]y2 ,:]eas    
,,cdh is diagnos$ 9 ut]o 9 less ?an #ej 
p]c5t ( cases2 ,:]eas infants born )    
,,cdh h a high mortality rate1 rang+ f  
#bj to #fj p]c5t1 dep5d+ on ! sev]ity ( 
! defect & int]v5tions available at     
deliv]y2 ,:]eas ,,cdh has a rate (      
occurr5ce ( #a 9 e #c1hjj live bir?s    
worldwide2 ,:]eas ,,cdh affects         
approximately #a1jhh babies ea* ye> 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,,cdh has affect$ 
m ?an #gjj1jjj babies worldwide s9ce    
#bjjj2 ,:]eas ,,cdh does n discrim9ate  
bas$ on race1 g5d]1 or socioeconomic    

/atus2 ,:]eas ! cause ( ,,cdh is unkn[n2
 ,:]eas ! av]age ,,cdh survivor w face  
po/natal c>e ( at lea/ #ajj1jjj2 &      
,:]eas ,f$]al support = ,,cdh rese>* at 
! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? = #bjac 
is e/imat$ to be n m ?an #c1jjj1jjj3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
designates ,april #bjad z ,national     
,cong5ital ,diaphragmatic ,h]nia        
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 decl>es t /eps    
%\ld be tak5 to-- 7,a7 raise aw>5ess ( &
 increase public k ab\t cong5ital       
diaphragmatic h]nia 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
resolution z ,,cdh72  7,b7 in=m m9ority 
populations ab\t ,,cdh2  7,c7 dissem9ate
 in=mation on ! importance ( quality    
neonatal c>e ( ,,cdh pati5ts2  7,d7     
promote quality pr5atal c>e & ultras\nds
 to detect ,,cdh 9 ut]o2 &  7,e7        
increase rese>* fund+ 9 an am\nt        
comm5surate ) ! burd5 ( ,,cdh to-- 7i7  
improve scre5+ & treatm5t = ,,cdh2  7ii7
 discov] ! causes ( ,,cdh2 &  7iii7     
develop a cure = ,,cdh2 &  7#c7 calls on
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 int]e/ gr\ps1 & 

affect$ p]sons to-- 7,a7 promote aw>5ess
 ( ,,cdh2  7,b7 take an active role 9 ! 
fight aga9/ ?is deva/at+ bir? defect2 & 
7,c7 obs]ve ,national ,cong5ital        
,diaphragmatic ,h]nia ,aw>5ess ,mon? )  
appropriate c]emonies & activities4