A Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Mortality Review panel was established by Maine Statute in 2005, and significantly amended in 2017 to allow for reviews of maternal deaths up to one year postpartum. The committee has 30 members, meets quarterly, and began reviews of pregnancy-associated deaths in 2019. Maine had 11534 live births in 2020 and 6 maternal deaths in that year. The Panel’s purpose is to gain an understanding of the factors associated with maternal deaths in order to expand the state’s capacity to direct public health and prevention efforts to promote the health of pregnant people and their infants.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Meghan Henshall
Credentials
RN
Title
Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Mortality Review Panel Coordinator
Affiliation
Maine CDC,
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Abstractor
Phone
(207) 592-0265
Secondary
Name
Mariah Pfeiffer
Credentials
MPH, RN
Title
Project Manager
Affiliation
Maine Medical Association - Center for Quality Improvement
MMRC Role
Abstractor
Program Manager
Email
Phone
207-344-7437
Secondary
Name
Maryann Harakall
Credentials
MPPM
Title
Maternal and Child Health Program Director
Affiliation
Maine CDC
MMRC Role
Title V Director
Phone
207-557-2470
Secondary
Name
Fleur Hopper
Credentials
MSW, MPH
Title
Epidemiologist
Affiliation
Maine CDC, University of Southern Maine
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Email
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
Yes
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
Yes
TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Yes
STATE BUDGET
No
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
Community-Based Doula Program
FIMR/CDR Programs
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Local WIC Program
State Title V Program
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Community Birth Workers
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Public Health
|
Addiction Counseling
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Response
Epidemiology
Law Enforcement
Nutrition
Public Health Nursing
|