{"id":112006,"date":"2022-01-22T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=112006"},"modified":"2022-01-25T17:44:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T22:44:03","slug":"isdh-officials-work-to-improve-maternal-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/01\/22\/isdh-officials-work-to-improve-maternal-health\/","title":{"rendered":"ISDH officials work to improve maternal health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has proclaimed January 23, 2022, as Maternal Health Awareness Day in Indiana.<\/p>\n

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Indiana State Department of Health news release:<\/p>\n

Health officials work to improve maternal health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indianapolis, Indiana (January 22, 2022) \u2013 Governor Eric J. Holcomb has proclaimed January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day in Indiana. The declaration is part of a national effort designed to remember the women who have lost their lives to childbirth and focus on efforts to ensure that Indiana moms are able to have safe and healthy deliveries.<\/p>\n

Every day, two women die in the United States following childbirth, and an additional 1,000 women are affected each week by severe complications during delivery. In Indiana, 123 women suffered pregnancy-associated deaths in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee has worked to identify issues leading to the deaths of women during their pregnancy or within 12 months of the end of their pregnancy, with a goal of preventing future maternal deaths,\u201d said State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG. \u201cTo achieve that goal, we must address a broad spectrum of issues, including access to care and the opioid epidemic, and collaborate with state and federal partners to develop strategies to improve health outcomes. Through these efforts, we can improve health outcomes for both mothers and babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indiana is working to improve maternal health outcomes on numerous fronts. In addition to the work of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee:<\/p>\n