The most recent CDC rankings place Indiana as the sixth highest state for infant mortality in the country. This is a problem more prevalent in rural communities throughout the state, where resources and funding aren’t as available. The Indiana Rural Health Association is launching a maternity care initiative aiming to help women within a rural six-county region directly within the Wabash Valley. A federal grant is kick-starting what will be a three-year long pilot program structured to fill the need for maternity care throughout the Valley—care that will ultimately save lives.

Nicole Krasean, My Wabash Valley, June 13, 2018.

URL: www.mywabashvalley.com/news/helping-hoosier-infants/1237289737