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Maternal Mortality Review Committee reports decline in pregnancy-related deaths for 2023; mental health and hemorrhage most common causes
Summary
The Maternal Mortality Review Committee reported 11 pregnancy-associated deaths for 2023, five of which were deemed pregnancy-related. The committee reported a decline in pregnancy-related mortality ratios and recommended exploring access to evidence-based treatments for pregnant and postpartum women, including for substance use disorder.
Oren Duffin, program director for the Health Professions Bureau and executive officer for Idaho's Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC), presented the MMRC's 2023 report to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
"For calendar year 2023, 13 cases were provided to the MMRC for investigation. Eleven of the 13 met criteria for inclusion," Duffin said. Of the 11 pregnancy-associated deaths reviewed, the committee determined five were pregnancy-related and six were pregnancy-associated but not pregnancy-related.
The committee reported Idaho's pregnancy-related mortality ratio declined from 40.1 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021 to 22.6 in 2023. Using a constrained federal methodology (MEC4), Idaho's pregnancy-related…
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