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The Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2018 (DC Law 22-111) became effective on June 5, 2018. Immediately following, recruitment for members commenced, leading to their official swearing in on May 9, 2019. Comprising of twenty-five (25) members, the first case review meeting was held on September 24, 2019. The DC MMRC conducts a systematic, multi-agency, multi-disciplinary review of pregnancy-related or pregnancy-associated deaths within the District using a non-judgmental life course approach.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Tracie Martin
Credentials
MSW
Title
Senior Fatality Review Program Specialist
Affiliation
Fatality Review Division, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Abstractor
Program Specialist
Email
Phone
202-698-9024
Secondary
Name
Jenna Beebe-Aryee
Credentials
MSW
Title
Supervisory Fatality Review Program Manager
Affiliation
Fatality Review Division, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Program Manager
Email
Phone
202-698-9081
Secondary
Name
Christina X. Marea
Credentials
PhD, MA, MSN, FACNM
Title
Co-Chair
Affiliation
Georgetown University School of Nursing, Community of Hope
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
Phone
949-636-4360
Secondary
Name
Aza Nedhari
Credentials
CPM, DHS ©
Title
Co-Chair
Affiliation
Mamatoto Village
MMRC Role
Chair or Co-Chair
Email
Phone
202-746-7801
Sources of Funding
ERASE MM
No
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION
No
TITLE V MCH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
No
STATE BUDGET
Yes
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Behavioral Health Agencies
Community-Based Doula Program
Federally Qualified Health Centers
FIMR/CDR Programs
Healthy Start Agencies
Homeless Services
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Title V Program
State Title X Programs
|
Community Advocates
Community Birth Workers
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Public Health
Social Work
|
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Response
Genetics
Home Nursing
Mental Health Provider
Nutrition
Public Health Nursing
|
State Materials
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), DC Health (DOH), and the Executive Office of the Mayor
2021
The MMRC’s purpose is to determine the causes associated with maternal mortalities of District residents and those that occur in the District. Responsibilities also include describing and recording any trends, data, or patterns that are observed surrounding maternal mortalities and to create a strategic framework for improving maternal health outcomes, including addressing the disparities experienced by people from marginalized racial and ethnic groups in the District. The committee makes recommendations to improve the identification, investigation, and prevention of maternal mortalities. The committee writes a publicly available annual report of its findings, recommendations, and steps taken to evaluate the implementation of past recommendations.