Goals The goals of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee are to: Perform thorough record abstraction in order to obtain details of events and issues leading up to a mother’s death.Perform a multidisciplinary review of cases to gain a holistic understanding of the issues.Determine the annual number of maternal deaths related to pregnancy (pregnancy related mortality).Identify trends and risk factors among pregnancy related death in Kansas.Recommend improvements to care at the individual, provider, and system levels with the potential for reducing or preventing future events.Prioritize findings and recommendations to guide development of effective preventive measuresRecommend actionable strategies for prevention and intervention.Disseminate the findings and recommendations to a broad array of individuals and organizations.Promote the translation of findings and recommendations into quality improvement actions at all levels.