Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)

The Case Review Team (CRT) membership includes health and social services professionals.  The CRT reviews de-identified case summaries of fetal and infant losses to identify systems-level opportunities for improvement.  The CRT develops recommendations for the Community Action Team to implement.

The Community Action Team (CAT) membership includes community leaders, advocates, professionals and consumers.  The CAT reviews recommendations from the Case Review Team, prioritizes issues and designs and implements interventions to improve service systems and community resources for women, infants and families.  

The maternal interview process gathers information about family experiences with fetal or infant loss in a confidential interview. All interviews are voluntary.  Interviews generally happen in the home—or anywhere that is private and comfortable—and take about an hour. Interviewees are asked about experiences before, during and after pregnancy, including services received and/or those that may have been needed but were not received. The interviewer may also connect families with supports, if requested, to help them cope with feelings of loss, anger, isolation and grief.