,,iv #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fhe ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #i1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,cammack 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,ms4 ,pett]s51 ,mrs4 ,h9son1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 & ,mr4 ,l&sman7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,,resolution ,express+ support = te/+ = antiphospholipid syndrome 7,,aps7 z a /&>d "p ( pr5atal scre5+1 & = o!r purposes4 ,:]eas antiphospholipid syndrome 7,,aps7 is a condition 9 :i* ! immune sy/em ( an individual mi/ak5ly produces antibodies t increase ! risk ( blood clots2 ,:]eas ,,aps c increase ! risk ( misc>riages1 /illbir?s1 & pregnancy complications2 ,:]eas pr(essional m$ical associations & guidel9e-sett+ bodies d n recomm5d te/+ = ,,aps z a /&>d "p ( pr5atal scre5+2 ,:]eas pr(essional m$ical associations & guidel9e-sett+ bodies recomm5d te/+ = ,,aps only if a woman has an unexpla9$ fetal loss aft] #aj weeks or #c or m unexpla9$ embryonic losses 7misc>riages72 ,:]eas ,,aps is responsible = ab\t #ae p]c5t ( recurr5t pregnancy losses2 ,:]eas ! total numb] ( misc>riages caus$ by ,,aps is unkn[n because x is n te/$ z "p ( normal pr5atal scre5+2 ,:]eas ,,aps c be detect$ by a blood te/ & treat$ by blood ?9n]s2 & ,:]eas te/+ = ,,aps dur+ normal pr5atal scre5+ c save babies & r$uce grief = wom5 & families3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports te/+ = antiphospholipid syndrome 7,,aps7 z a /&>d "p ( pr5atal scre5+2 & 7#b7 calls ^u pr(essional m$ical associations & guidel9e-sett+ bodies to update _! recomm5dations to include te/+ = ,,aps z a /&>d "p ( pr5atal scre5+4