The Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee first convened in 2018. The committee has 65 members, meets monthly, and reviews all pregnancy-associated cases. In 2018, Indiana had 81651 live births and 10 pregnancy-related deaths. The mission is to increase awareness of the issues surrounding pregnancy-related death and to promote change among individuals, communities, and healthcare systems in order to reduce the number of deaths. The mission of the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee is to identify pregnancy-associated deaths, review those caused by pregnancy complications and other associated causes, and identify problems contributing to these deaths and recommend interventions that may reduce these deaths.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Christiana Patterson
Title
Clinical Fatality Review Programs Director
Affiliation
Division of Fatality Review and Prevention
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Secondary
Name
Maria Bukowska
Title
Epidemiologist
Affiliation
Division of Fatality Review and Prevention
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Email
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
Behavioral Health Agencies
Community-Based Doula Program
FIMR/CDR Programs
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Anesthesiology
Community Advocates
Community Birth Workers
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Cardiology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Home Nursing
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
Pharmacy
Public Health Nursing
|
State Materials

Indiana Department of Health
2022
The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is pleased to share the third annual Indiana Maternal Mortality Report. This report shares the findings and recommendations of the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) from its review and discussion of all 2020 pregnancy-associated deaths in Indiana.

Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee
2021