- (1) Maternal deaths are a serious public health concern and have a tremendous family and societal impact;
- (2) Maternal deaths are significantly underestimated and inadequately documented, preventing efforts to identify and reduce or eliminate the causes of death;
- (3) No processes exist in the State for the confidential identification, investigation, or dissemination of findings regarding maternal deaths; and
- (4) There is a need to establish a Maternal Mortality Review Program to review maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths.
The General Assembly finds that:
Added by Acts 2000, c. 74, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000.