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Health Department review finds most pregnancy-related deaths in 2018 deemed preventable; committee outlines policy targets
Summary
Dr. William Greenfield told the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that Arkansas' Maternal Mortality Review found 30 pregnancy-associated deaths in 2018 and assessed that interventions could have prevented about 92% of pregnancy-related deaths; recommendations include extending postpartum coverage, safety bundles and expanded mental-health and substance-use treatment.
Dr. William Greenfield, medical director for family health at the Arkansas Department of Health, told the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that the state’s two post-2019 maternal-review panels have identified specific actions to reduce maternal and infant deaths.
“Thirty pregnancy-associated deaths, 12 pregnancy-related deaths, 13 pregnancy-associated but not related, and 5 pregnancy-associated but unable to determine relatedness,” Greenfield said in summarizing the committee’s review of 2018 data. He reported a 2018 crude rate of about 33 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and noted the committee’s work began with the 2018 birth cohort.
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