South Carolina

The South Carolina Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (SCMMRC) was created in 2016 by state legislation. The multidisciplinary committee has 30 members, meets quarterly, and reviews all pregnancy-associated deaths. The mission of the SCMMMRC is to identify pregnancy-associated deaths (deaths during or within a year of pregnancy), review those caused by pregnancy complications and other selected deaths, and identify problems contributing to these deaths and interventions that may reduce these deaths. The goals of the committee’s reviews and associated maternal mortality work are to: determine the annual number of maternal deaths related to pregnancy (pregnancy-related mortality); identify trends and risk factors among pregnancy-related deaths in South Carolina; and develop actionable strategies for prevention and intervention.

Contacts

Primary

Name

Sharon Keiser

Credentials

Title

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Affiliation

Prisma Health

MMRC Role

Chair or Co-Chair

sharon.keiser@prismahealth.org

Phone

864-387-9436

Secondary

Name

Kimberly Jenkins

Credentials

BSN, RN

Title

SCMMMRC Lead Abstractor

Affiliation

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

MMRC Role

Abstractor

jenkinka@dhec.sc.gov

Phone

803-360-1039

Sources of Funding

ERASE MM

STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION

TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

Yes

STATE BUDGET

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 Healthy Start Agencies Hospitals/Hospital Association Professional Assoc. State Chapters State Medicaid Agency Violence Prevention Agencies	Anesthesiology Family Medicine Forensic Pathology Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology Nurse Midwifery Obstetrics and Gynecology Perinatal Nursing Psychiatry Public Health Social Work	Addiction Counseling Cardiology Epidemiology Law Enforcement Mental Health Provider

State Materials

A Report on Pregnancy-Related Mortality in South Carolina, 2007-2010

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

2013

This report examines pregnancy-related mortality in South Carolina from 2007-2010 using death certificate and birth certificate data, and pre-dates the establishment of a mortality review in South Carolina. For the purposes of this report pregnancy-related mortality is defined as a death during pregnancy or a death within 42 days of pregnancy with one of the following International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) cause of death codes: A34, O00-O95, O98, or O99. This is based on the definition used by the National Center for Health Statistics. This document served as a vital first step in describing the need for a Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review in South Carolina.

Maternal Mortality in South Carolina 2011-2015

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

2016

This poster summarizes an examination of pregnancy-related mortality in South Carolina from 2011 - 2015 using death certificate and birth certificate data, and pre-dates the establishment of a mortality review in South Carolina. For the purposes of this report pregnancy-related mortality is defined as a death during pregnancy or a death within 42 days of pregnancy with one of the following International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) cause of death codes: A34, O00-O95, O98, or O99. This is based on the definition used by the National Center for Health Statistics. This document serves as a vital first step in describing the need for a Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review in South Carolina.

SCMMMRC Implicit Bias Resource List

South Carolina

2022

2023 SCMMMRC Legislative Brief

2023

South Carolina Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee Legislative Brief

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