Today First Lady Karen Pence and the Indiana State Department of Health announced the launch of a new infant mortality public awareness campaign called Labor of Love–Helping Indiana Reduce Infant Death. Indiana consistently ranks in the bottom states nationally for infant mortality, which is defined as the death of a baby before his or her first birthday.
"It is a privilege to be able to partner with the Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana hospitals, and health care workers all over our state to promote the new initiative, Labor of Love," said Mrs. Pence. "Labor of Love gives all pregnant women in Indiana the support they need to give birth to healthy babies. The initiative also focuses on education to insure more Hoosier babies survive their first year of life by promoting simple measures such as safe sleep and calling the help line by dialing 211. Together we can make a real difference in reducing infant mortality in Indiana."
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