Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do
- Maternal mortality review committees investigate and learn from each mother’s death to reduce high maternal mortality rates.
- These panels operate quietly but are gaining attention in states with strict abortion laws.
- Every state now has a review committee, a rise from only 20 in 2015, as noted by Goodman.
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Lawmaker blames churches, traditional practices for high maternal, infant mortality
“When an expectant woman is told a baby is not well-positioned for delivery, some women seek prayers or rituals. By the time they return, it’s often too late.” The post Lawmaker blames churches, traditional practices for high maternal, infant mortality appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Maternal Mortality Review Panels Are In The Spotlight. Here’s What They Do
Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death. The panels — called maternal mortality review committees — usually do their work quietly and out of the public eye. But that’s not been the case recently in three states with strict abortion laws. Georgia dismissed all members of its committee in November after information about deaths bei…


Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here’s what they do
Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death. Read more...

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do
Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death. These maternal mortality review committees usually do
Texas Maternal Mortality Committee Won’t Investigate Deaths in 2022–23
A Texas committee tasked with reviewing the deaths of pregnant patients will begin looking at cases from 2024 at its meeting on Dec. 6. This means deaths in 2022 and 2023, the first two years after Texas’ abortion ban was put in place, will not be investigated. …
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