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Preventing Iowa Maternal Deaths: Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Award Number: NU58DP006933
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: 09/29/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/30/2024

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Preventing Iowa Maternal Deaths: Maternal Mortality Review Committee - Project Purpose: This purpose of this project is to strengthen and improve the collaborative efforts between the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) in maintaining a multidisciplinary Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC). IDPH will identify pregnancy-associated deaths within one year of the death and abstract available data to support multidisciplinary review of each death. The comprehensive de-identified information about all deaths related to pregnancy will be entered into a standard data system [Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA)]. Annual reviews of the maternal deaths will be done and summaries of the committee decisions will also be entered into MMRIA within 2 years of the maternal death. All de-identified data entered into MMRIA will be shared with the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Quality assurance processes, in partnership with CDC, will be used for improving data quality, completeness, and timeliness. IDPH and the CDC will analyze data and share findings with a broad range of stakeholders to inform policy and prevention strategies to reduce maternal deaths. Project Outcomes: There will be timely, accurate, and standardized data on Iowa’s maternal deaths, those that occur during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and up to one year after the end of the pregnancy. The committee decisions will include, the number of maternal deaths related to pregnancy, the under lying cause of death, contributing factors, and opportunities for prevention. Working with collaborative partners we will increase awareness of the MMRC and broadly share the committee decisions to public groups, health care providers and policy makers. IDPH will partner with Vital Records on a quality improvement initiative to investigate methods to improve data collected to identify maternal deaths using the pregnancy check boxes on the death certificates. IDPH will monitor severe maternal morbidity rates by level of hospital using data from the hospital discharge file and will issue a summary of findings. In collaboration with our partners we will communicate findings and strategies to reduce maternal complications of pregnancy. The OB Statewide Task Force will develop a statewide strategy plan to address obstetrical workforce, rural access to obstetrical services, and the best method to achieve statewide implementation of safety bundles and policies that reflect the highest standard maternal care. Though the partnership with the Statewide Perinatal Program, OB Statewide Task Force, Iowa Section of ACOG, Iowa Medical Society, Hospital Association, and public health partners, IDPH will implement MMRC recommendations to reduce maternal complications of pregnancy and reduce disparities in maternal deaths.


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 = -$176,889 )
2025	2023	IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	3	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$176,889
2025	2022	IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	3	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2021	IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	3	9/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$176,889

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2023	2023	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	3	7/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$375,000
2023	2022	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	2	7/17/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $375,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2022	2022	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	2	7/20/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$375,000
2022	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	04	1	9/2/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12TH ST	DES MOINES	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	03	1	7/1/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12th St	Des Moines	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	02	1	11/16/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $375,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $375,000 )
2021	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12th St	Des Moines	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	01	1	9/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	PUBLIC HEALTH, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF	321 E 12th St	Des Moines	IA	50319	POLK	USA	Preventing Maternal Deaths: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees	00	1	7/2/2021	NEW	$375,000
														Subtotal = $375,000

Grand Total All Awards = $948,111

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Preventing Iowa Maternal Deaths: Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Award Number: NU58DP006933

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: 09/29/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/30/2024

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