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Stillbirth

When a baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Surveillance

The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data to help understand, plan, and evaluate public health efforts. In simple terms, it means continuously watching and tracking health information.

Deidentified data

Health information that has had all personal identifiers removed, so it cannot be linked back to a specific individual and protects privacy.

Vital statistics unit

A government office, typically at the state or local level, responsible for maintaining official records of important life events such as births, deaths, and marriages.

Authorization of appropriations

A legislative act that allows money to be set aside for a specific government program or purpose. However, it does not actually spend the money; Congress must pass a separate appropriations bill later to provide the actual funds.

Placental pathology

The medical study of diseases and abnormalities of the placenta, the organ that connects the mother's blood supply to the baby's, to understand how they might affect pregnancy outcomes.

Public Health Service Act