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The Arizona Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) first convened in 2011 after being established by Senate Bill 1121. The committee has 30 active members and meets monthly. Arizona statue requires that the MMRC review all maternal deaths occuring in Arizona (regardless of pregnancy duration or manner of death). Reviews include ages 10-60, Arizona resident deaths occuring outside of the state, and non-resident deaths occuring in Arizona. The MMRC completed reviews of 2017 deaths in late 2020. Arizona had 81,664 live births in 2017, with 59 pregnancy-associated deaths (13 of which were pregnancy-related).
Contacts
Primary
Name
Clarke Baer
Credentials
MHA
Title
Maternal Mortality Review Program Manager
Affiliation
Arizona Department of Health Services
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Email
Phone
480-404-1157
Secondary
Name
Martin Celaya
Credentials
MPH
Title
Office Cheif for Assessment and Evaluation, Bureau of Womens and Childrens Health
Affiliation
Arizona Department of Health Services
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Email
Phone
602-542-2233
Secondary
Name
Kendra Gray
Credentials
DO
Title
Arizona Maternal Mortality Review Committee Co-Chair
Affiliation
Phoenix Perinatal Associates
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
Email
Phone
(480) 272-3555
Secondary
Name
Andrew Rubenstein
Credentials
MD
Title
Arizona Maternal Mortality Review Committee Co-Chair
Affiliation
Dignity Health Medical Group
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
Phone
602-406-8388
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
Yes
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
Yes
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)
Individuals, Disciplines, and Organizations Represented on Review
| Organizations | Core Disciplines | Specialty Disciplines |
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Institutions
Behavioral Health Agencies
Community-Based Doula Program
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Healthy Start Agencies
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
Tribal Organizations
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Community Advocates
Community Birth Workers
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Emergency Response
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
|
State Materials
https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/director/agency-reports/sb-1040-report-on-mmm-in-az.pdf
2020
This report describes maternal mortality in Arizona from 2016-2017 and severe maternal morbidity from 2016-2019.
2021
In 2021, the Arizona Maternal Mortality Review Committee established its first set of bylaws.