Report published on increasing Maternal mortality rates in California and the U.S

Last month, as part of the Blossom's Achieving Quality Maternal Care Lecture Series we had Christine Morton, PhD join us to talk about the work of California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) and the rising rate of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in California. The report of the study that she and her colllegues have been involved in is now out! Also, join us this Saturday May 30 at 6:30pm for the next talk in our series by Henci Goer, Limits of Evidence Based Care

The California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR): Report from 2002 and 2003 Maternal Death Reviews. 

Read the report online.

The California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR) is a project of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program in collaboration with the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Institute for Health and Aging (IHA), and the Public Health Institute (PHI). CDPH/MCAH and the CA-PAMR project are fortunate to have the voluntary service of the CA-PAMR Committee, a statewide, multidisciplinary Committee comprised of leading clinical experts in maternal and perinatal health and public health. The CA-PAMR Committee serves to determine the causes of maternal mortality and to make recommendations concerning quality improvement opportunities in maternity care and public health strategies to prevent maternal deaths in California. Funding for CA-PAMR is provided by the Federal Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant Funds.