At a glance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports 44 states and 2 US territories via the Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) program. This funding supports maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) to identify, review, and characterize pregnancy-related deaths; and identify prevention opportunities.
Support for MMRCs
MMRCs are multidisciplinary committees that convene at the state or local level to comprehensively review deaths that occur during or within 1 year of the end of pregnancy. They include representatives from public health, obstetrics and gynecology, maternal-fetal medicine, nursing, midwifery, forensic pathology, mental and behavioral health, patient advocacy groups, and community-based organizations. CDC works with MMRCs to improve review processes that inform recommendations for preventing future deaths.
CDC has made 46 awards, supporting 44 states and 2 US territories for the ERASE MM program. This funding directly supports agencies and organizations that coordinate and manage MMRCs to identify, review, and characterize pregnancy-related deaths; and identify prevention opportunities. This work:
- Helps us understand the drivers of maternal mortality and pregnancy complications, as well as associated disparities.
- Suggests what interventions at patient, provider, facility, system, and community levels are likely to be most effective.
- Guides implementation of these interventions in communities where the need is greatest.
ERASE MM participants across the nation
All states and territories across the United States can use the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA, pronounced "Maria"). MMRIA is a CDC data system designed to facilitate MMRC functions through a common data language.
The map below displays which states and territories are participating and using MMRIA and which have also received CDC funding.
To visit individual MMRC program websites, click a state or territory below.