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Maternal Mortality Review Program: 2027 Opportunities for Participation - All Applications

Background

The Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review (MMR) Program, housed at Wisconsin Department of Health Services in the Department of Public Health, oversees the work of the Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT). The Wisconsin MMR Program receives support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) program. This support provides guidance and technical assistance in our work to identify, review, and characterize pregnancy-related deaths; and identify prevention opportunities.

The MMRT is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals that reviews case-level information about deaths of Wisconsin residents that occur during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancy. The purpose of these surveillance activities is not only to identify and review maternal deaths—it also:
  • Helps us understand the drivers of maternal mortality and pregnancy complications, as well as associated disparities.
  • Suggests what interventions at patient, provider, facility, system, and community levels are likely to be most effective.
  • Guides implementation of these interventions in communities where the need is greatest
The MMR Program also oversees the work of the MMR Impact Team, established in 2022 as a team of public health, health care, other experts, and community members. The MMR Impact Team serves as a statewide advisory and learning collaborative that supports implementation of the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) recommendations. As the data-to-action and implementation arm of the MMRT, the Impact Team brings together statewide partners to share expertise, identify implementation opportunities and challenges, inform development of practical resources, and strengthen statewide collaboration to move MMRT findings into practice to improve maternal health outcomes. 

The MMR Program is committed to including and uplifting all racial, ethnic, economic, gender, and geographic voices and as many different professional voices in our membership as possible. This ensures our work will address social drivers of health and improve quality of care for pregnant/postpartum people.

Go to the next page to learn more about each of these opportunities to get involved in maternal mortality prevention.
 
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