WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), today introduced legislation to authorize a research study on the use of medical devices to help reduce the rate of American babies lost to sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexpected infant death (SIDS/SUIDS).
The Baby Observation Act (S.3712) (https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2026-01/HHS-Baby%20Observation%20Act.pdf) could expand the use of home cardiorespiratory monitors by requiring a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the effectiveness of these monitors in preventing SIDS/SUIDS.
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