Reduce stillbirth through research
Engage people with lived experience
Advance knowledge and data

About Us

Our Mission

The impact of pregnancy loss is devastating to families and loved ones, so it is important to us to learn more about stillbirth to reduce its occurrence. With this in mind, the Stillbirth Research Consortium was created in September 2025 to:

  1. Employ basic and clinical research to reduce stillbirth
  2. Advance knowledge and data we have about stillbirth
  3. Work with people who have experienced stillbirth loss to guide research

About Us

Who We Are

The Stillbirth Research Consortium is made up of four Research Centers and a Data Coordinating Center. The consortium is funded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Research Centers

University of California San Diego Center for Stillbirth Prevention
La Jolla, CA
UC San Diego Center for Perinatal Discovery website
The Nutrition and Outcomes of Reproductive Injury and Stillbirth related Harms (NOURISH) Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
OHSU website
The Collaborative Action for Research to End Stillbirth (CARES) Research Center at Columbia University and Old Dominion University
New York City, NY
CU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology website
Norfolk, VA
ODU Obstetrics and Gynecology website
The University of Utah Stillbirth Research Center
Salt Lake City, UT
U of U Stillbirth Center of Excellence website

Coordinating Center

RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
RTI website

National Institutes of Health

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda, MD
NICHD website
A pair of baby footprints on paper

About Us

Consortium Overview

The Stillbirth Research Consortium goals are to:

  1. Understand mechanisms leading to stillbirth
  2. Develop new tools for prediction and prevention of stillbirth
  3. Test different care options including clinical studies and strategies
  4. Work together across research sites to make a difference.

Steering Committee

Steering Committee

The Consortium is overseen by the Steering Committee to ensure it is successful in its mission of working together to reduce stillbirth through research. The Steering Committee will prioritize and select protocols to be conducted in collaboration with NICHD, monitor progress, plan collaborative activities, and ensure results are reported in presentations and publications. The Steering Committee is integrative and multidisciplinary, and is made up of:

  • Principal Investigators (PIs) from each of the four Research Centers
  • Data Coordinating Center (PIs)
  • NICHD Project Scientist
  • Member of the Person with Lived Experience (PWLE) Panel

Person with Lived Experience (PWLE) Panel

Person with Lived Experience (PWLE) Panel

The PWLE Panel is made up of parents, families, community supporters, and bereaved persons. Its function is to:

  • Provide feedback on study design and what is important to research
  • Provide ideas on how to recruit people to participate
  • Review materials for clarity and sensitivity
  • Advise on how to communicate the Consortium's findings in community-friendly ways

Coming Soon

Reducing stillbirth through collaborative, mulitdisciplinary research.