Maternal mortality is a key indicator of a state’s health and has long-term impacts on health outcomes.
It is pertinent to track and implement means to reduce maternal mortality rates. To reduce mortality,
Kentucky is promoting optimal health before, during and after pregnancy. This includes addressing
healthy nutrition, chronic health conditions, substance use disorder (SUD), health disparities, social
determinants of health, low-resource areas, prenatal care and early elective deliveries. All maternal
deaths during pregnancy and within 365 days from the end of pregnancy are reviewed by the
Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC). This expands upon current Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention (CDC) standards for “maternal deaths,” which only include deaths with pregnancy-related
causes. Any comparison of mortality rates should be limited to pregnancy-related deaths to ensure data
integrity, as not all states review or report data related to all maternal deaths.
Cohorts Data:(2017-2022)
Maternal mortality is a key indicator of a state’s health and has long-term impacts on health outcomes.
It is pertinent to track and implement means to reduce maternal mortality rates. To reduce mortality,
Kentucky is promoting optimal health before, during and after pregnancy. This includes addressing
healthy nutrition, chronic health conditions, substance use disorder (SUD), health disparities, social
determinants of health, low-resource areas, prenatal care and early elective deliveries. All maternal
deaths during pregnancy and within 365 days from the end of pregnancy are reviewed by the
Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC). This expands upon current Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention (CDC) standards for “maternal deaths,” which only include deaths with pregnancy-related
causes. Any comparison of mortality rates should be limited to pregnancy-related deaths to ensure data
integrity, as not all states review or report data related to all maternal deaths.
Cohorts Data:(2017-2022)
