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The Maryland Maternal Mortality Review Committee first convened in 2000. The committee has approximately 20 members, meets monthly from September to June, and reviews all pregnancy-associated deaths. In 2017, Maryland had 71,589 live births and 52 pregnancy-related deaths. Our goal is to identify and review all pregnancy-associated deaths, and to develop recommendations for the prevention of future deaths.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Shelly Choo
Credentials
MD, MPH
Title
Director
Affiliation
Maryland Department of Health
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Email
Phone
443-571-3424
Secondary
Name
Kate Schneider
Credentials
MPH
Title
SSDI Epidemiologist
Affiliation
Maryland Department of Health
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Name
Shayna Banfield
Credentials
MS, CHES
Title
Program Manager
Affiliation
Center for a Healthy Maryland, Inc.
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Email
Phone
410-539-0872
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
Yes
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
No
TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
No
STATE BUDGET
Yes
Scope of cases reviewed
All pregnancy-associated deaths (All deaths of women while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, due to any cause)
Individuals, Disciplines, and Organizations Represented on Review
| Organizations | Core Disciplines | Specialty Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Institutions
Healthy Start Agencies
Hospitals/Hospital Association
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
|
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Perinatal Nursing
|
Cardiology
|
State Materials
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
2015
Annual report of the Maryland Maternal Mortality Review.