On today's show...
South Dakota has an infant mortality rate of more than 7 deaths per 1000 live births. The data have remained mostly stable for the past 11 years.
South Dakota Secretary of Health Melissa Magstadt talks about the work that still needs to be done (1:00-12:58).
We then look at how we talk about pregnancy and infant loss, and the way we care for people after a baby dies.
Rebecca Little and Colleen Long are authors of "I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America." They discuss their research and their personal experiences with pregnancy and infant loss (12:58-33:56).
Plus, we talk to the people who support individuals and families through loss.
Kristen Peterson and Tom Schelsky are funeral directors at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls (33:56-49:24).
