The Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance's review committee first convened in 1950. The current committee has 29 members, meets eight times per year, and reviews all pregnancy-associated deaths or any deaths of women with indication of pregnancy up to 365 days, regardless of cause. In 2017, Michigan had 111,507 live births and 11 pregnancy-related deaths. Our mission is to review all maternal deaths to 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.
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
No
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
Patient/Family Advocate
Perinatal Nursing
Psychiatry
Public Health
Social Work
|
Addiction Counseling
Cardiology
Emergency Response
Epidemiology
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.