MMRP Across Washington

Providing information and listening to the voices of communities most impacted by maternal mortality

 

Creating solutions together - local and regional strategies to reduce maternal mortality

In response to the 2023 MMRP Report to the Legislature, the Washington State Department of Health received input from regional and community partner groups. Feedback on the report findings included ideas for reducing risks and preventing maternal mortality in communities directly affected by these outcomes.

Action Development Project - 2024

We are beginning the next phase of this community-partnered work and invite you to participate. If you would like to find out more, please complete the interest form. In-person convenings are being planned for three regions of the state to be held July through September.

  • Northwest - Olympic Peninsula
  • Northeast - Colville
  • Southeast - Richland

Registration for the events will be available soon.

baby in parent's arms

To hear the voices of community members at the May-July 2023 Across Washington convenings, click a location below.

Stock photo of rural Yakima Washington

May 1, 2023

 

 

Scenic view of a bridge in Spokane Washington

 

May 30, 2023

Scenic view of Seattle Washington waterfront looking upon downtown

 

June 13, 2023 

Scenic stock photo of Vancouver Washington

June 28, 2023

 

Scenic view of Bremerton Washingon

 

July 20, 2023 

 

 

Meet our team

  • Ian Bennett MD, PhD – MMRP ECHO Project Director, Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
  • Dinah Aldrich – Project Manager, Family Medicine-Research
  • Mindy Vredevoogd, MS – Research Scientist, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
  • Tess Grover – Project Coordinator, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
  • Patience Jaman, MD – MPH Student, Global Health

2023 listening sessions

The Maternal Mortality Review Panel (MMRP) Across Washington project was a series of regional meetings in Washington State. Staff from local host sites, along with University of Washington Family Medicine and Washington Department of Health presenters convened two-hour discussions with community members providing information and --most powerfully-- listening to the voices of communities most impacted by maternal mortality.

Bremerton | Kitsap Maternal Infant Health Forum | July 20, 2023
maternal infant

 

Community Voices

Videos

Summary Report

Forum on health disparities experienced by birthing people and infants in Kitsap County. Presented by KPHD, VMFH, and Kitsap County.

Location: Marvin Williams Recreation Center, 725 Park Avenue, Bremerton

Vancouver | Three Creeks Community Library | June 28, 2023
MMRP Across WA-Vancouver

 

 

Community Voices

Videos

Host

Lacey Rose Miller, DNP, CNS, APRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM | The Nurses Miller, PLLC

Location: Three Creeks Community Library (Salmon Creek)

Seattle | Native Maternal Mortality Community Town Hall | June 13, 2023
Native Maternal Mortality Town Hall

Host

Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services

Location: Daybreak Star Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way,
Seattle

SeaTac | OB COAP Annual Meeting | June 8, 2023
OB COAP

 

 

 

 

Hosts

  • Kristin Sitcov, Executive Director Clinical Programs, Foundation for Health Care Quality
  • Carl Olden MD, FAAFP, Chair, OB COAP Management Committee

This session was presented as part of the Obstetrical Care Outcomes Assessment Program (OB COAP) annual meeting. 

Spokane | May 30, 2023
MMRP Across WA-Spokane

 

 

 

 

Hosts

  • Vicki Birkeland, RN, DNP, NEA-BC, MultiCare INW Regional Director, Women's Services
  • Rumyana Kudeva, DSW, LICSW, Spokane Regional Health District

Location: Spokane Public Library, Central, 906 W. Main Ave., Spokane

Yakima | May 1, 2023
MMRP Across WA-Yakima

 

 

Host

Carl Olden MD, FAAFP

Location: MultiCare Yakima Memorial, 2811 Tieton Dr., Yakima