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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Dr. Daniel J. Kwak asks questions of state epidemiologist Sam LeFevre during a meeting at Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Dave and Wendie Casper pose for a portrait with their kids Jaden Karren, 10, and Kylie Kar Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Wendie Casper talks about her experiences giving birth to her children in Vernal Wednesday (Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo) Midwife Donna Young and her daughter Holt, look at a grave markers of stillborn and newborn c Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune State epidemiologist Sam LeFevre speaks during a meeting at the TriCounty Health Departmen Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune State epidemiologist Sam LeFevre speaks during a meeting at the TriCounty Health Departmen Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Members of the TriCounty Health Department listen as state epidemiologist Sam LeFevre spea Prevalence of all birth defects State and TriCounty Health Department researchers documented spikes and plunges in birth defects a Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo Midwife Donna Young and her daughter Holt, look at a grave markers of stillborn and newborn ch Al Hartmann | Tribune file photo Midwife Donna Young looks at a grave marker of a stillborn child in Rock Point Cemetery in Maes Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Dr. Daniel J. Kwak asks questions of state epidemiologist Sam LeFevre during a meeting at Rate of infant deaths in the tri-county region Health department analysts found a total of 118 infant deaths and 85 stillbirths be