The Oklahoma Maternal Mortality Review Committee was reestablished in 2009. In 2019, HB 2334 was passed by the legislature providing statutory authority for the MMRC and defining the multidisciplinary membership. Currently there are 25 members, 18 of which are defined by specific positions/roles and seven members appointed by the Comissioner of Health to fit precribed roles. The committee meets quarterly and reviews all pregnancy associated deaths. Oklahoma averges approximately 50,000 births/year and 11 maternal deaths/year. Our goals are to:

1. Improve and enhance public health efforts to reduce and prevent maternal deaths in Oklahoma,
2. Improve identification of maternal deaths in order to interpret trends, identify high-risk groups and develop effective interventions,
3. Utilize review information to identify health system isseus and gaps in service delivery, and
4. Develop action plans and prevenetive strategies to implement recommendations in communities and provider networks.