Authors: On behalf of the Washington State Maternal Mortality Review Panel: Bat-Sheva Stein, DNP, MSN, MSc Caroline Sedano, MPH Deborah Gardner, MFA, MPH Ellen Silverman, PhD, RN Kari Mentzer, PhD, MA Tiffany Tibbs Christensen, MPH, CHES

Publication Year: February 2023

Keywords: COVID-19, Culturally Informed Care, Diabetes, Health Care Access, Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental and Behavioral Health, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Substance Use, Suicide and Suicide Prevention, Traditional Healing, Vaccination/Immunization, Maternal Health, pregnancy and post partum care

Abstract:
The Washington State Legislature established the Maternal Mortality Review Panel (MMRP, the Panel) within the Department of Health (DOH) in 2016. The Panel reviews anonymized maternal deaths and makes recommendations based on pregnancy-related preventable deaths to prevent similar losses in the future. RCW 70.54.450 requires the Panel to submit a report with data and recommendations to the Legislature every three years.

This report contains policy and funding recommendations from review of the 2017–2020 maternal deaths and findings based on cumulative data from 2014–2020 deaths.

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Type of Resource: Reports