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Ohio Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) first convened in 2011. The commitee has 47 members, meets 3-4 times per year and reviews all pregnancy-associated deaths. In the most recent year of reviews completed (2017), Ohio had 137,520 live births and 40 pregnancy-related deaths. Our mission is to review all pregnancy-associated deaths of Ohio residents.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Reena Oza-Frank
Credentials
PhD, MS MPH, RD
Title
Adminstrator, Data and Surveillance
Affiliation
Ohio Department of Health
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Phone
614-466-4626
Secondary
Name
Anna K. Gibbs Foster
Credentials
Anna Foster, RN, BSN, MSJ, MAOL
Title
PAMR Coordinator
Affiliation
Ohio Department of Health
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Email
Phone
614-644-9416
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
Behavioral Health Agencies
Federally Qualified Health Centers
FIMR/CDR Programs
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Title V Program
State Title X Programs
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Cardiology
Clergy
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Response
Epidemiology
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
Nutrition
Public Health Nursing
Quality/Risk Management
|
State Materials
2019
Comprehensive report on pregnancy-associated deaths in Ohio from 2008 through 2016.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2016
This tool is used during the review to identify the underlying factors that contributed to the death, determine preventability and relationship to pregnancy and craft recommendations.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2015
All records are abstracted into this form and it is what is used at meetings by members to review the cases.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2015
This document gives a description of the Ohio PAMR, baseline information, and a summary of initiatives.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2016
Letter request to coroners for investigative notes/autopsies/toxicology and related records.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2016
Letter request for records of any EMS runs.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2016
Letter request for medical records from hospital departments and medical providers.
The Ohio Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
2016
Letter request for crash report and any investigative reports.