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Maternal mortality review finds majority of deaths occur postpartum; substance use and mental health prominent
Summary
The Maternal Mortality Review presented 11 years of cases showing most maternal deaths occurred in the postpartum period, with substance use (including overdoses involving xylazine) and mental-health conditions common; the committee discussed using opioid settlement and other funds for prevention and supporting coroners' capacity.
The committee reviewed an 11‑year Maternal Mortality Review that found most maternal deaths in Vermont occurred during the postpartum period rather than during childbirth and highlighted substance use, mental‑health disorders and socioeconomic vulnerability as recurring factors.
Esme, who reported the review, said 72 percent of perinatal deaths in the reviewed period took place in the postpartum interval — around 45 to 130 days after…
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