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Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Award Number: NU58DP006669
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees - I. Project Abstract Summary Background. Between 2008 and 2013, the maternal mortality ratio in Colorado nearly doubled, rising from 24.3 to 46.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with deaths due to behavioral health conditions like suicide and substance misuse driving the increase. Maternal mortality rates are disproportionately higher in certain populations, including black Coloradans and those who live in rural areas. Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Prevention Program (MMPP) has been working to track and prevent maternal mortality for several decades, and now aims to build on its work. Purpose. The purpose of the proposed project is to reduce pregnancy-related complications and prevent maternal deaths by improving the maternal mortality review process and implementing recommendations for prevention through clinical quality improvement, public health programs, and community-led interventions, including evidence-based interventions to reduce disparities and achieve health equity in maternal health outcomes. Outcomes. The outcomes listed below are expected from this project. Short-term: Increased timely, accurate, and standardized information available about deaths during pregnancy and the year after the end of pregnancy, including opportunities for prevention, within and across funded jurisdictions. Increased awareness of the existence and recommendations of the MMRC among the public, clinicians, and policy makers. Increased implementation of data-driven recommendations and interventions, such as evidence-based practices, screenings, and patient education by providers. Intermediate: Widespread adoption of patient safety bundles and/or policies that reflect the highest standards of care. Long-term: Reduction in maternal complications of pregnancy. In addition to these outcomes, the project aims to reduce disparities in maternal complications of pregnancy. Strategies. The project will use the strategies below to achieve these outcomes. Maintain a multidisciplinary Maternal Mortality Review Committee: Continue the work of the committee and expand it to include experts in behavioral health. Comprehensively identify pregnancy-associated deaths: Use data from vital statistics and other sources, and add Medicaid claims data and prescription drug prescribers. Explore the use of next-of-kin/key informant interviews. Completely abstract available data to support multidisciplinary review of each death: Create a case management system to track and store a variety of records, and facilitate a faster and more complete review. Add abstractors to improve the timeliness of abstraction. Use data from reviewed deaths for action: Analyze and disseminate findings and trends. Implement interventions based on findings through public health programs, clinical quality improvement, and community-led interventions.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$10,893 )
2025	2023	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$10,893
2025	2023	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	5	7/28/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2022	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2021	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2020	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2019	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	5	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$10,893

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $495,000 )
2023	2023	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	5	7/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$495,000
2023	2023	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	5	9/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2022	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	4	5/8/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2022	COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT	4300 CHERRY CREEK DR S	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	4	8/28/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $495,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2022	2022	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	4	6/30/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$375,000
2022	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 Cherry Creek South Dr	Denver	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	3	1/19/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	3	3/1/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $375,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2021	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 Cherry Creek South Dr	Denver	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	3	6/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$375,000
2021	2020	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	2	4/30/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	2	1/5/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 Cherry Creek South Dr	Denver	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	2	8/23/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	04	2	9/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $375,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2020	2020	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	2	6/30/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$375,000
2020	2019	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	1	1/14/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	1	7/7/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 CHERRY CREEK SOUTH DR	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	1	11/21/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $375,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2019	2019	PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF	4300 Cherry Creek South Dr	Denver	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	1	7/30/2019	NEW	$375,000
														Subtotal = $375,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,984,107

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Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Award Number: NU58DP006669

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2024

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