North carolina's maternal mortality review - enhancing reviews and surveillance to eliminate maternal mortality - purpose the purpose of the NC maternal mortality review committee (mmrc) is to…

North carolina's maternal mortality review - enhancing reviews and surveillance to eliminate maternal mortality - purpose the purpose of the NC maternal mortality review committee (mmrc) is to reduce maternal mortality in the state by conducting multidisciplinary maternal death reviews and developing recommendations for the prevention of future maternal deaths. The mmrc will disseminate findings and recommendations to policy makers, health care providers, health care facilities, community organizations, impacted individuals, and community members. Outcomes by the end of the project period, the erase MM program intend to achieve the following outcomes: • increased timeliness, accuracy, and standardization of information available about pregnancy-related deaths, including mmrc identified opportunities for prevention. • increased engagement and cooperation between mmrcs, partners, and communities to communicate information from data on pregnancy-related deaths. • increased availability of mmrc recommendations among communities, clinicians, public health practitioners, and decision makers. • increased adoption of clinical and non-clinical policies and programs that reflect the highest standards of care. • increased implementation of recommendations that reach or consider the needs of populations disproportionately affected by pregnancy-related mortality.