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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Dear John,

A new study in the October issue examines insights from fourteen US
Maternal Mortality Review Committees.

Insights From Maternal Mortality Review Committees

State and local Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) identify
and review deaths occurring during pregnancy or within one year from the
end of pregnancy.

These committees determine the pregnancy-relatedness and preventability
of a death, identify the medical and nonmedical contributors, and make
recommendations intended to eliminate preventable deaths.

Susanna Trost and coauthors analyzed MMRC determinations

in fourteen states from 2008 to 2017. They found that mental health
conditions are the underlying cause of nearly one in nine
pregnancy-related deaths, and that MMRCs deemed 100 percent of these
deaths preventable.

For further discussion of MMRCs, revisit this Health Affairs Blog
post

from April. In it Jane Ellis and coauthors describe the importance of
including diverse voices in MMRCs, as they not only examine the factors
contributing to maternal deaths, but also work with stakeholders to
move their recommendations into action.

Health Affairs thanks Jennifer Moore, founding executive director of the
Institute for Medicaid Innovation ,
for serving as theme adviser for the perinatal mental health papers in
the October issue. We thank the California Health Care Foundation
, Perigee Fund , and
ZOMA Foundation for their
financial support of this issue.

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Martha Dawson and Robert Blancato argue
that to improve health care practices and outcomes for older adults, CMS
should adopt a hospital malnutrition quality measure
.

Pam Schwartz discusses how simple interventions

such as text-based outreach can give health systems a means to help
close the gap between food assistance eligibility and enrollment.

Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month: In July, Health Affairs'
Narrative Matters podcast featured Alfonso Mercado. Listen to his essay

about how two families' stories-a separation at the border and an
assault in a migrant shelter-show the horrific dimensions of US
migration policy.

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Mental health conditions are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or
postpartum people, yet perinatal mental health is poorly addressed by
the US health care system. The October 2021 issue of

**Health Affairs** is mostly devoted to perinatal mental health.   

Please join us on

**Friday, October 8, 2021**, for a virtual forum featuring remarks by
and a discussion with

**US Representative Lauren Underwood (IL)**, the cofounder and cochair
of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and a lead sponsor of the Black
Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.

In addition, a select group of authors from the issue will present their
work and take questions from the online audience.

Details are as follows:

Date:

**Friday, October 8, 2021**
Time:

**1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Pacific**
Place:

**Virtual Event. Sign-in details to be shared upon registration.**

Register Here

Your Daily Digest

Preventing Pregnancy-Related Mental Health Deaths: Insights From 14 US
Maternal Mortality Review Committees, 2008-17

Susanna L. Trost et al.

The Importance Of Including Diverse Voices In Maternal Mortality Review
Committees

Jane E. Ellis et al.

To Advance Health Equity, Measure Hospital Malnutrition Care

Martha A. Dawson and Robert Blancato

Food For Life: Health Care's Role In Improving Health Through Food
Assistance Benefits

Pam Schwartz

Podcast: 'Remain In Mexico': Stories Of Trauma And Abuse

Alfonso Mercado

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