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The Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee was established in 2018. The committee has 47 members, meets quarterly, and currently reviews all maternal deaths. In 2017, Alabama had 58,936 live births and 22 pregnancy-related deaths. Our mission is to identify pregnancy-associated deaths, review those caused by pregnancy complications and other selected deaths, and identify problems contributing to these deaths and interventions that may reduce these deaths. The Maternal Mortality review Committee’s vision is to eliminate preventable maternal deaths in Alabama.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Lindsay Harris
Credentials
BSN, RNC-LRN
Title
Maternal Mortality Review Program Coordinator
Affiliation
Alabama Department of Public Health
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Abstractor
Phone
334-206-9314
Secondary
Name
Carolyn Miller
Credentials
LICSW, PIP
Title
State Perinatal Division Director
Affiliation
Alabama Department of Public Health
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Phone
334-206-2959
Secondary
Name
Sharon Phelan
Credentials
MD
Title
MMRC Chair
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
Email
Secondary
Name
Cathy Lavender
Credentials
MD
Title
MMRC Co-Chair
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
Email
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
No
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
No
TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Yes
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)
In 2021, we will begin reviewing all maternal deaths (including homicides and MVAs) for 2018. Our first two years of reviews did not include them.
Individuals, Disciplines, and Organizations Represented on Review
| Organizations | Core Disciplines | Specialty Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Institutions
Behavioral Health Agencies
FIMR/CDR Programs
Healthy Start Agencies
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Title V Program
Tribal Organizations
|
Anesthesiology
Community Advocates
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Cardiology
Emergency Response
Epidemiology
Genetics
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
Nutrition
Pharmacy
Public Health Nursing
|
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