CA-PAMR (Maternal Mortality Review)
Formation of CA-PAMR:
In 2006 the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, California Department of Public Health and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) formed the California Pregnancy-Related and Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR) committee to analyze maternal deaths in California with the focus on identifying opportunities for improvement and systems change. Cases are identified by death certificates and linkages of birth, fetal death, and hospital discharge data to death certificates. All case reviews are confidential and de-identified. To get more information on our approach and methods please see that section.
CA-PAMR is the first-ever California state-wide maternal mortality review. 2002 is the first year examined and is a pilot year where the review process is being developed and refined. The reviews will continue through other years and is an important tool for identifying priority quality improvement projects for CMQCC. Findings will be shared state-wide as they become available.
Clinical Committee Members
- Elliott Main, MD, Chair, CMQCC (San Francisco)
- Debra Bingham, MS, RN, DrPH Candidate, CMQCC (Palo Alto)
- Conrad Chao, MD, UCSF-Fresno (Fresno)
- Sheila Cohen, MD, Am Society Anesthes/Stanford (Palo Alto)
- Patricia Dailey, MD, CA Society Anesthes (Burlingame)
- Maurice Druzin, MD, Stanford (Palo Alto)
- Michael Fassett, MD, Kaiser Permanete So Cal (Los Angeles)
- Jeffrey B. Gould, MD, MPH, CPQCC (Palo Alto)
- Kristi Gabel, RNC, MN, CNS (Sacremento)
- Dodi Gauthier, MEd, RN, AWHONN (Santa Barbara)
- Katherine Gregory, MD, MPH, ACOG (San Francisco)
- Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH, UCLA/Cedars Sinai (Los Angeles)
- Thomas Kelly, MD, UC San Diego (San Diego)
- Marla Marek, RNC, MSN, PhD (c) California State University, Stanislaus
- Christine Morton, PhD, CD, CMQCC (Palo Alto)
- Barbara Murphy, MS, RN, CPQCC (Palo Alto)
- Larry Newman, MD, Kaiser Permanente No. Cal (Oakland)
- Carolina Reyes, MD, LA Best Babies (Los Angeles)
- Larry Shields, MD (San Luis Obispo)
- Lucy Van Otterloo, RN, MSN, Community Perinatal Network (Whittier)
- Linda V. Walsh, CNM, PhD, FACNM, UCSF (San Francisco)
- Lynn Yonekura, MD, USC (Los Angeles)
Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, CA Dept. of Public Health
- Shabbir Ahmad, DVM, MS, PhD
- Amy Godecker, MS, PhD
- Elizabeth Lawton, MHS
- Kate Marie, MPA
- Connie Mitchell, MD, MPH
Public Health Institute
- Christy McCain, MPH
- Sue Holtby, MPH
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