Establishes protocols for the handling of stillbirths by healthcare facilities and establishing a stillbirth research database

This bill establishes mandatory protocols for New York healthcare facilities providing birthing services when a stillbirth occurs. It requires facilities to assign a primary physician to communicate sensitively with families, provide bereavement checklists, one-on-one nursing care, and support like holding the baby, naming the fetus, and creating memory boxes. The bill also mandates collecting standardized stillbirth data (including maternal health history and fetal evaluations) and creating a confidential public research database. The state will analyze this data to identify causes of stillbirths and develop prevention strategies, with a report to lawmakers within five years. These requirements apply to all licensed birthing facilities in New York.