In, 2014, the state's infant mortality rate was seven per every 1,000 births, compared with the national average of 5.8.

New mothers at IU Health hospitals will be given a sleep sack in an effort to help reduce the state's high infant mortality rate.

In 2014, 14.7 babies per every 1,000 born to black mothers died before their first birthday. The state's total infant mortality rate was a little over 7 per every 1,000.