Article 1. Infant Mortality And Morbidity Prevention of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.

(a) The department shall develop a plan to identify causes of infant mortality and morbidity in California and to study recommendations on the reduction of infant mortality and morbidity in California.
  (b) The study plan shall be completed on or before July 1, 1988, and shall be developed in conjunction with, and reviewed by, each of the following organizations:
  (1) The California Medical Association.
  (2) The California Nurses Association.
  (3) The California Hospital Association.
  (4) The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.
  (5) The American College of Nurse Midwives.
  (6) The California Academy of Family Physicians.
  (7) The American Academy of Pediatrics.
  (8) The California Association of Freestanding Birth Centers.
  (9) The American Public Health Association.
  (10) The Medical Board of California.
  (11) The Board of Registered Nurses.
  (12) The Department of Consumer Affairs.
  (13) The office.
  (14) The California Association of Midwives.

The study plan shall incorporate in its design the findings of MCH Title V Research Contract DHS 8689088, the "Maternal Neonatal and Fetal Mortality Study." The department shall issue a report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 1989, concerning causal factors in infant mortality and morbidity.