The Infant Mortality Review Group at the Department of Public Health met in July and approved the June meeting minutes before moving into executive session to discuss confidential infant death cases, co-chair Shana Laflam said.

The panel began with roll call and introductions from clinicians and agency representatives, including Deanna, identified in the record as a general pediatrician and co-chair, Sutil Partnani (OB/GYN and legislative chair, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — Connecticut section), and representatives from Connecticut Children’s, Yale, the Office of Child Advocate, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Office of Early Childhood.

Chair Shana Laflam opened the meeting, saying, “Thank you everyone, for joining us to our July infant mortality review meeting.” After reading names and affiliations, the chair asked whether there were any edits to the June minutes. The chair called for a motion; “Motion to approve” was made and seconded on the record. The transcript does not include a vote tally or named mover/second for the minutes approval.

Before public comment, the chair said there were no guests from the public on the call; no one stepped forward to make a public comment. The chair then stated the panel would move into an executive session “to discuss confidential matters related to infant deaths in Connecticut requiring privacy to deliberate on this issue.” Deanna moved to enter executive session and a second was recorded.

Following that procedural action, the meeting was adjourned. The chair closed by thanking attendees and noting the next meeting is scheduled for August 6 at 05:30 (time as stated in the record).

On the record: the meeting included routine administrative business and the formal motion to enter an executive session to consider confidential case matters; no substantive case details were discussed in the open record.