Cooperative Agreement NU58DP007778

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,190,000.00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946) supports the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) in enhancing reviews and surveillance to eliminate maternal mortality in Tennessee.

The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: 1) Comprehensive review of all maternal deaths, development of thorough recommendations, and promotion of women's safety and well-being; 2) Abstraction of clinical and non-clinical data into the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application; 3) Conduct of informant interviews to understand circumstances surrounding maternal deaths; and 4) Analysis of data and production of an annual report to share contributing factors, prevention strategies, and recommendations to reduce pregnancy-related mortality in Tennessee. The expected outcomes include increased surveillance efforts, decreased time between death and case review, increased dissemination of data, more hospitals implementing patient safety bundles, more community organizations implementing non-clinical recommendations, increased implementation of maternal mortality prevention, more partner agencies implementing related policies and practices, and a decrease in maternal complications of pregnancy in Tennessee.