,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1
 #bjag,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,strange7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,april #bjag 
as ,national ,congenital ,diaphragmatic 
,hernia ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas    
congenital diaphragmatic hernia         
7referred to in this preamble as ,,cdh7 
occurs in individuals in which the      
diaphragm fails to fully form1 allowing 
abdominal organs to migrate into the    
chest cavity and preventing lung growth2
 ,whereas the ,director of 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    
reflux1 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 
#b1ejj live births worldwide2 ,whereas  
in the ,united ,states1 ,,cdh affects   
approximately #a1fjj babies each year2  
,whereas since #bjjj1 ,,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 that totals not less than
 #ajj1jjj2 and ,whereas ,federal support
 for ,,cdh research at the ,national    
,institutes of ,health for #bjag is     
estimated to be not more than           
#d1jjj1jjj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,april #bjag as ,national ,congenital   
,diaphragmatic ,hernia ,awareness       
,month2  7#b7 encourages that steps     
should be taken to-- 7,a7 raise         
awareness of and increase public        
knowledge about congenital diaphragmatic
 hernia 7referred to in this resolving  

clause as ,,cdh72  7,b7 inform all      
,americans about the dangers of ,,cdh1  
especially groups of people that may be 
disproportionately affected by ,,cdh or 
have lower survival rates2  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 support       
research funding 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