INDIANAPOLIS — Members of the media are invited to attend the 10th anniversary of Indiana’s Labor of Love infant mortality summit. The theme of this year’s event is the “Year of the Mom,†a nod to the importance that maternal health plays in ensuring healthy pregnancies and improving both maternal and infant mortality rates.
The summit will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Downtown Marriott, 350 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis. State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG, will open the event, which will also feature an afternoon keynote by Rose L. Horton, MSM, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, a nationally recognized leader on issues of maternal morbidity and mortality and founder and CEO of NotOnMyWatch Consulting Partners.
Breakout sessions throughout the day will feature topics including breastfeeding and postpartum support, mental health and substance use, fetal and infant loss, maternal mortality, health risks, racial disparities, and more. A complete agenda can be downloaded here.
Media interested in covering opening remarks should arrive by 7:50 a.m. Those planning to stay for the entire event are encouraged to register in advance using the code LOVE MEDIA. All media should check in at the event registration desk upon arrival.
