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:
- Improve and enhance public health efforts to reduce and prevent maternal deaths in Oklahoma,
- Improve identification of maternal deaths in order to interpret trends, identify high-risk groups and develop effective interventions,
- Utilize review information to identify health system isseus and gaps in service delivery, and
- Develop action plans and prevenetive strategies to implement recommendations in communities and provider networks.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Jill Nobles-Botkin
Credentials
MSN, APRN-CNM
Title
Administrative Program Manager
Affiliation
Oklahoma State Department of Health
MMRC Role
Abstractor
State Agency Leadership
Email
Phone
405-426-8104
Secondary
Name
Dana Coles
Credentials
MPH
Title
Perinatal and Reproductive Health Epidemiologist
Affiliation
Oklahoma State Department of Health
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Email
Phone
405-426-8088
Secondary
Name
Leanna Harkess
Credentials
MSN, APRN,CNP,CNM
Title
Advanced Practice Nurse Consultant
Affiliation
Oklahoma State Department of Health
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Abstractor
Email
Phone
405-426-8111
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
No
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
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
State Title X Programs
Tribal Organizations
|
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Community Leadership
Emergency Response
Home Nursing
Law Enforcement
Quality/Risk Management
|
State Materials