The Michigan Maternal Mortality Review Committee first convened in 1950. The committee has 30 voting members, meets bi-monthly, and reviews all deaths of women (Michigan residents) while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, due to any cause. In 2019, Michigan had 107,917 live births and 25 pregnancy-related deaths. Our mission is to review all maternal deaths, identify factors contributing to the deaths and to recommend clinical, systems and public health interventions or measures that may reduce the number of maternal deaths and improve outcomes. Our vision is to eliminate preventable maternal deaths and disparity, reduce maternal morbidities, and improve population health for women of reproductive age in Michigan.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Melissa Limon-Flegler
Credentials
BSW
Title
Program Coordinator
Affiliation
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Phone
517-284-4230
Secondary
Name
Heidi Neumayer
Credentials
MPH
Title
Preventable Mortalitly Epidemiologist
Affiliation
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MMRC Role
Epidemiologist/Data Analyst
Email
Phone
517-335-8959
Secondary
Name
Alexandra Gold
Credentials
MPH
Title
Public Health Consultant
Affiliation
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MMRC Role
Abstractor
Email
Phone
517-335-1278
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
Community-Based Doula Program
Federally Qualified Health Centers
FIMR/CDR Programs
Healthy Start Agencies
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Rural Health Associations
State Medicaid Agency
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
State Title X Programs
Tribal Organizations
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Anesthesiology
Community Advocates
Community Birth Workers
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Cardiology
Community Leadership
Emergency Response
Epidemiology
Home Nursing
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
Nutrition
Public Health Nursing
Quality/Risk Management
|
State Materials
2017
Since the mandatory reporting of maternal death law in Michigan was signed on January 5, 2017, this form has been distributed to providers to use for reporting any maternal deaths.
2018
This short report provides an update on the most recent committee-reviewed maternal death data in Michigan.
2020
This short report provides an update on the most recent committee-reviewed maternal death data in Michigan.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2016
Form for voluntary reporting of maternal deaths in Michigan.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2013
A recent brief of maternal mortality data in Michigan.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/MCH-Epidemiology/MMMS_2015-2019-Report_final.pdf?rev=73c09aa823314d67ba532ddc2927f504&hash=D5A7B808B324EB7AA9FCE5015546B7D2
2022