As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes.

Over a dozen people spoke to the state’s Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services Thursday, speaking about the need to improve access to mental health services for new mothers and ways to reduce mortality rates.

“I think this shows how we have to wrap our arms around these moms and these families. In some instances, it’s an exhausted mom who works the night shift,” said State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver. “But it’s also educating babysitters and grandmas, etc. on safe sleep practices.

“It really does come down to education. Unfortunately, there’s no one silver bullet.”

Hoosiers have long had one of

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