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The Utah Perinatal Mortality Review (PMR) first convened in 1995. The committee has 41 members, meets monthly, and reviews maternal deaths and infant deaths due to perinatal conditions. In 2018, Utah had 47,211 live births, and 22 total maternal deaths. Of these, 11 were pregnancy-related, and 11 were pregnancy-associated but not related. The Perinatal Mortality Review Committee's mission is to determine the factors contributing to maternal and infant mortality in Utah and identify interventions to improve systems of care.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Suzanne Smith
Credentials
CPM LDEM
Title
Perinatal Mortality Review Coordinator
Affiliation
Utah Department of Health
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Email
Phone
801-273-2868
Secondary
Name
Heidi Sylvester
Credentials
CPM
Title
Medical Abstractor
Affiliation
Utah Department of Health
MMRC Role
Abstractor
Email
Phone
801-273-2861
Secondary
Name
Amy Solsman
Credentials
MPH
Title
Epidemiologist
Affiliation
Utah Department of Health
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Email
Phone
801-273-2836
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
Federally Qualified Health Centers
FIMR/CDR Programs
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Title V Program
State Title X Programs
|
Community Birth Workers
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Perinatal Nursing
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Critical Care Medicine
Epidemiology
Home Nursing
Mental Health Provider
Public Health Nursing
Quality/Risk Management
|
State Materials
AMCHP
2016
In deciding on a priority for moving PMR findings into population action, we compared published data on Utah maternal deaths from 1995-2002 to deaths between 2005 and 2012. The top five causes of maternal death in Utah were embolism, overdose/drug toxicity, hemorrhage, cardiac conditions and infection. We evaluated evidence-based interventions for these top causes and ultimately focused on implementing the recommendations from the Obstetric Hemorrhage Safety Bundle from the National Partnership for Maternal Safety.
Utah Department of Health
Statute authorizing the Utah Perinatal Mortality Review.
2019
Resource was developed to assist in determining pregnancy-relatedness of maternal deaths from drug related causes and suicide