May 8 at 12:00 noon – Pediatrics and Women’s Health Forum-Topic: Promise & Limitations of Maternal Mortality Review Committees to Reduce Maternal Mortality

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Location: UNTHSC, Room LIB 110
Time: 12:00 -1:00 pm
Speaker: Amy Raines-Milenkov, DrPH, Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Women’s Health, UNTHSC
Topic: The Promise and Limitations of Maternal Mortality Review Committees to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Discussion: Dr. Raines-Milenkov, a member of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, will discuss current trends in maternal mortality and the Maternal Mortality Review process in general, and specifically in Texas. She will discuss how reviews can be used to reduce maternal mortality through practice, policy, and galvanizing research.