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The Delaware Maternal Mortality Review panel first convened in 2011. The committee has 46 members, meets 3-4 times per year and reviews all pregnancy associated deaths. From 2015 to 2019, Delaware had 54908 births and 10 (32%) pregnancy-related deaths. The mission of the Delaware Maternal Mortality Review Committee is to:
- Identify pregnancy-associated deaths, review those caused by pregnancy complications and other associated causes,
- Identify the factors contributing to these deaths and recommend public health and clinical interventions that may reduce these deaths and improve systems of care,
- Increase awareness of the issues surrounding pregnancy-related deaths, and
- Promote change among individuals, healthcare systems, and communities in order to reduce the number of deaths.
Contacts
Primary
Name
Lisa Klein
Credentials
DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, RNC-LRN
Title
Coordinator, Maternal Mortality Review
Affiliation
Delaware Maternal and Child Death Review Commission
MMRC Role
Coordinator
Abstractor
Email
Phone
302-255-1760
Secondary
Name
Kimberly Liprie
Title
Executive Director
Affiliation
Delaware Maternal and Child Death Review Commission
MMRC Role
State Agency Leadership
Phone
302-255-1760
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
FIMR/CDR Programs
Healthy Start Agencies
Hospitals/Hospital Association
Private and Public Insurers
Professional Assoc. State Chapters
State Medicaid Agency
State Medical Society
State Title V Program
Violence Prevention Agencies
|
Anesthesiology
Community Advocates
Community Birth Workers
Family Medicine
Forensic Pathology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Perinatology
Nurse Midwifery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Safety
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Cardiology
Community Leadership
Critical Care Medicine
Epidemiology
Law Enforcement
Mental Health Provider
Public Health Nursing
Quality/Risk Management
|
State Materials
Delaware Child Death Review Commission
2016
Family interview protocol for Delaware maternal death cases.
Delaware Child Death Review Commission
2022
This is the Delaware 2021 Child Death Review Commission Annual Report - Review & Prevention of Child Deaths