Medicine
Maternal Mortality Review Committees and Quality Improvement
Quick fact
Maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) are responsible for driving a large share of the improvements in maternal health over the past century—yet their findings often remain confidential to protect patient privacy and encourage honest reporting.
Why this is interesting
Every year, thousands of mothers die from complications related to pregnancy, many of them preventable. But how do we know what went wrong—and how do we stop it from happening again?