title: Revival of a core public health function: state- and urban-based maternal death review processes.
abstract: This article reviews some of the current challenges for maternal death review in the United States, describes key findings from an assessment of U.S. capacity for conducting maternal death reviews, and introduces a new Maternal Mortality Initiative that aims to develop standardized guidelines for state- or city-based maternal deaths review processes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. dagoodman@cdc.gov
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stampfel
authors.forename: Andreea A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Creanga
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Callaghan
authors.forename: Tegan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonzon
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Violanda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grigorescu
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015980:Public Health Practice; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*