New Louisiana health initiative aims to address maternal overdose mortality crisis

New Louisiana health initiative aims to address maternal overdose mortality crisis

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- A new project called Project M.O.M. launched within the Louisiana Department of Health seeks to reduce maternal overdose death rates. The initiative was announced on April 21 among several other health initiatives outlined by newly reappointed LDH Secretary Bruce Greenstein. He said Project M.O.M. aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths in expecting mothers by 80% in the next three years. “Accidental opioid ov…