Healthcare in Indiana for mothers and babies is getting worse, according to a new study from the March of Dimes.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, Chief Medical and Health Officer for the March of Dimes, says Indiana gets a C-minus this year.
Gupta says Indiana has a slightly better rate of insuring expecting mothers than the national average, but costs of preterm births have increased 25% over 15 years to about $53,000 per baby.
In Indiana, the preterm birth rate among black women is 41% higher than the rate among all other women.
