NYS Safe Motherhood Initiative
Overview
From 2001-2009 the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District II (ACOG) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) collaborated on the Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI).The SMI's goal was to improve women's health through quality improvement. This initiative was New York's response to a national effort to reduce pregnancy-related deaths and racial disparities in maternal mortality.
Maternal Mortality Reviews
A major component of the SMI was to conduct timely, on-site maternal mortality reviews. These reviews informed ACOG's development of state-wide recommendations and educational materials. Maternal mortality affects all obstetric providers and hospital participation in the review process was critical to improving maternity care in New York State.
ACOG Has Temporarily Suspended Onsite Maternal Mortality Reviews
However, if your hospital has experienced a maternal mortality please complete the maternal death notification form and fax it to ACOG's confidential registry. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Zielinski, Director of Medical Education at kzielinski@ny.acog.org or (518) 436-3461.
New ICD 10 Codes for Maternal Mortality Published
Click here for this new publication, which will be useful in helping Maternal Mortality Review (MMR) teams establish definitions and, once instituted, standardize MMR to better analyze and explore cause of death.
Maternal Death Notification Form
Maternal Mortality Review Tool Kit
Maternal Death Abstraction Form
2009 IOM Weight Gain in Pregnancy Guidelines
SMI Curricula
ACOG offers free grand rounds on the following curricula:
» Hypertension and Pregnancy [Power Point Presentation]
» Obesity Grand Curriculum [Power Point Presentation]
» Hemorrhage Curriculum [Power Point Presentation]
» Sepsis Curriculum [Power Point Presentation]
» Critical Care Curriculum [Power Point Presentation]
» Maternal Mortality Curriculum [Power Point Presentation]
» Preconception Care Curriculum [Power Point Presentation]
SMI Educational Materials
» SMI Podcast
» Annual Meeting Materials
» Code Noelle
» NYS Hemorrhage Poster
» Obesity Pamphlet
» Preconception Booklet/Card
» Triennial Report
» Maternal Mortality in New York: A Call to Action - New York Academy of Medicine
Articles
» Steep Rise of Complications in Childbirth Spurs Action - Landro, Laura. "Steep Rise of Complications in Childbirth Spurs Action." The Wall Street Journal. 10 Dec. 2012 6:57PM EST. Web. 11 Dec. 2012.