Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 5145/10. Task Force on Infant and Maternal Mortality Among African Americans

(1) the Director of Public Health, or his or her designee;

(2) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee;

(3) the Secretary of Human Services, or his or her designee;

(4) two medical providers who focus on infant and community health appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(5) two obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) specialists appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(6) two doulas appointed by the Director of Public Health. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), “doula” means a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to a mother who is expecting, is experiencing labor, or has recently given birth;

(7) two nurses appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(8) two certified nurse midwives appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(9) four community experts on maternal and infant health appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(10) one representative from hospital leadership appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(11) one representative from a health insurance company appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(12) one African American woman of childbearing age who has experienced a traumatic pregnancy, which may or may not have included the loss of a child, appointed by the Director of Public Health;

(13) one physician representing the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians; and

(14) one physician representing the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.