WY MMRC Report 2018-2020 Released
The Wyoming Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) has released its report for 2018 to 2020, along with recommendations. To see the report and recommendations, please visit our MCH Epidemiology Page!
In 2019, the Utah Department of Health and the Wyoming Department of Health partnered on a successful cross-state application for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) funding. The funding established a cross-state maternal mortality review committee in 2020, with the first Wyoming maternal deaths reviewed in 2021.
In 2026, Wyoming has an independent Maternal Mortality Review Committee that meets bimonthly to review maternal deaths in Wyoming. The committee reviews all pregnancy-associated deaths.
The CDC defines an MMRC as a multidisciplinary committee that convenes at the state level to comprehensively review deaths of women during or within a year of pregnancy. This committee uses clinical and non-clinical information to better understand the woman’s death and generate recommendations for action to prevent similar deaths in the future.
For more information, contact the Women and Infant Health Program Manager, Kelly Belz, at kelly.belz@wyo.gov.