South Dakota DOH Task Force combatting maternal and infant mortality

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PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — Maternal and infant deaths remain stubbornly high in South Dakota, while the rates are dropping in other states.  The South Dakota Health Department has launched a task force in an effort to reverse trends of preventable deaths among mothers and infants.  Katelyn Strasser of the Health Department says nearly two-thirds of sleep-related infants deaths occurred in adult beds.

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Strasser says the task force is working on ways to help young mothers to reduce the risks.  The group expects to have a set of recommendations available by September.  For more information, go to:  https://doh.sd.gov/topics/mch/pregnancy-early-childhood/first-1000-days/