DSHS Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Presentations and Publications

DSHS Publications

• Texas uses improved data to calculate more accurate maternal death count – DSHS researchers used an enhanced method to more accurately identify Texas maternal deaths in 2012 (published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, May 2018). Study results show that the number and rate of maternal deaths in Texas in 2012 were less than half of what was previously reported. (related News Release)  
• Maternal Mortality in Texas, American Journal of Perinatology, 2017— commentary on maternal mortality in response to 2016 article in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Investigating Maternal Mortality in Texas, 2017 — briefing on DSHS MCH Epidemiology investigation of maternal deaths occurring in 2012-2015 focused on informing and driving prevention.
• Role of Opioid Overdoses in Confirmed Maternal Deaths, 2017 — briefing on DSHS MCH Epidemiology follow-up investigation of drug overdose maternal deaths occurring in 2012-2015, also focused on informing and driving maternal opioid use prevention.
• Maternal Mortality in Texas: Using Precision Public Health to Improve Maternal Outcomes  (with Appendix), 2017 — summary of challenges in identifying maternal death, risk factors and causes of maternal death, and state efforts to address maternal mortality.
• Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and DSHS Joint Biennial Report, 2018  — report of trends in maternal mortality and morbidity, findings from maternal death case reviews, and recommendations for future prevention.
  
• Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and DSHS Joint Biennial Report, 2016  — report of trends in maternal mortality and morbidity, findings from select maternal death case reviews, and recommendations for future prevention.
• Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and DSHS Joint Biennial Report, 2014  — report of progress made to support the work of the Task Force established in late 2013.

DSHS Presentations

• DSHS Leadership Update, June 2018 — presentation of research on enhanced method for identifying maternal deaths, with public health implications discussed.
• Overview of Maternal Health Issues, March 2018 — presentation of statewide data trends on maternal mortality and morbidity, along with public health initiatives currently underway designed to address these issues.
• DSHS Leadership Update, December 2017 — presentation of new DSHS products and resources related to maternal mortality and morbidity, DSHS Healthy Texas Mothers & Babies program, and findings from DSHS investigation of drug overdose maternal deaths.
• Preventing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, October 2017 presentation of the need for evidence-based maternal safety bundles in hospitals to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity.
• Preventing Maternal Mortality in Texas: A Public Health Commitment, June 2017— overview of roles and responsibilities, trends in maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal death case reviews, key findings, and action plan for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity.
• Infant and Maternal Health in Texas: A Public Health Perspective, June 2016  — summary of trends in infant and maternal health from a state public health perspective.