The Committee is overseen by the Department of Public Health (DPH) and is made up of government officials from DPH and multidisciplinary experts in the following fields who volunteer their time to review cases:
- Clinicians
- Medical officers
- Medical professionals including doulas
- Community members with lived experience
- Law enforcement
- Public health and mental health professionals
- Department of Children Families
Through detailed case reviews, the MMMRC’s committees of clinical and community experts:
- Determine the underlying causes of pregnancy-related deaths
- Identify contributing factors at the individual, family, provider, facility, system and community levels
- Discuss quality improvement and preventive strategies at the individual, family, provider, facility, system, and community levels
- Make actionable, data-informed recommendations for preventing pregnancy-related deaths and improving maternal health outcomes and experiences equitably for all pregnant and birthing people
The ultimate goal of the MMMRC is to honor the lives of pregnant and birthing people who have died and eliminate preventable pregnancy-related deaths and associated health inequities.