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Hosted by the New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Maternal Mortality Review Committee (NM MMRC) first convened in 2018. The committee, which may have a maximum of 30 members, requires diverse, multidisciplinary representation, including direct appointees from the Secretary of Indian Affairs and the Director of the Office on African American Affairs. The NM MMRC reviews all pregnancy-associated deaths. Our mission is to identify and review deaths caused by pregnancy complications and other factors, to identify remediable problems contributing to maternal mortality, and to develop interventions to reduce these deaths. Our vision is to advance the safety and well-being of pregnant and postpartum people in New Mexico by eliminating deaths from preventable causes. Our goals are:
- Conduct a thorough record abstraction, in order to obtain details of events and issues leading up to the terminal event.
- Perform a multidisciplinary review of cases to gain a holistic understanding of the issues.
- Determine the annual number of deaths related to pregnancy (pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated mortality).
- Identify trends and risk factors among pregnancy-related deaths in New Mexico.
- Recommend improvements to care at the individual, provider, and system levels with the potential for reducing or preventing future events.
- Prioritize findings and establish recommendations to eliminate preventable mortality.
- Partner with New Mexico stakeholders, to assist in developing and implementing statewide strategies to reduce maternal mortality.
- Develop actionable strategies for prevention and intervention.
- Disseminate the findings and recommendations to a broad array of individuals and organizations.
- Promote the translation of findings and recommendations into quality improvement actions at all levels.
- Promote the elimination of health inequities and disparities by examining the influence of racism and discrimination as contributing factors to maternal deaths and providing recommendations related to these factors.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Stephanie Salazar
Title
Maternal Mortality Prevention Coordinator
Affiliation
New Mexico Department of Health
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Phone
505-470-4891
Secondary
Name
Abigail Reese
Credentials
CNM, PhD
Title
NMDOH Maternal Health Program Manager
Affiliation
New Mexico Department of Health
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Email
Phone
505-231-6817
Secondary
Name
Katrina Nardini
Credentials
CNM, WHNP-BC, MPH
Title
NMDOH MMRC Abstractor
Affiliation
New Mexico Department of Health
MMRC Role
Abstractor
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
Yes
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
No
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
Behavioral Health Agencies
Blood Banks
Community-Based Doula Program
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
Rural Health Associations
State Medical Society
Tribal Organizations
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Community Advocates
Community Birth Workers
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Community Leadership
Emergency Response
Epidemiology
Home Nursing
Mental Health Provider
Public Health Nursing
|
State Materials
2019
Fact sheet prepared for NM Legislative Session 2019; MMRC bill introduced in that session (passed successfully and signed into law)
2019
Senate Bill 215 was introduced and passed in the 2019 New Mexico Legislative session; the governor has signed the bill into law.
2018
The New Mexico Department of Health sent this letter to all New Mexico Hospital or Clinic System Chief Executive Officers prior to the request of medical records/information to inform them of the MMRC abstraction and data collection process, statutory authority, and confidentiality/de-identification of information.
2019
The New Mexico MMRC Policy and Procedures Manual outlines an overview of the MMRC, committee membership and meeting structure, statutory authority, executive oversight board, committee structure, team member roles, data collection and abstraction, confidentiality, conflict of interest, agency conflict resolution, reporting providers not acting in "good faith", and report of findings.
2001
The current regulations (NMAC) will be opened and revised due to the passage of legislation in 2019 regarding the New Mexico MMRC.
2019
Poster created with NM Department of Health Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics birth and death certificated from 2010-2015 for overview of maternal mortality in New Mexico. Note that only 2015 cases were reviewed by the MMRC.