As we begin the dive into the newly released TDH SMM Report, we are holding quarterly Lunch & Learn webinars for providers and nurses around SMM Cases.  The second webinar is on September 24th at 12 CT/1 PM ET.  Each Lunch and Learn will feature a different MFM sharing various cases with audience participation.

We hope you can join us or share this invitation with your colleagues.  Just click the button below to register.

TDH SMM Report Key Findings:

• Between 2018 and 2022, there were 189 pregnancy-related deaths and 2,795 deliveries with one or more SMM. This means that for every death, 15 deliveries experienced SMM events. 
• Between 2018 and 2021, the SMM rate (the number of deliveries with one or more SMM indicators per 10,000 deliveries) increased from 71 to 87 – a 23% increase likely driven by COVID-19. However, there was a slight decrease to 81 per 10,000 deliveries in 2022. 
• Hemorrhagic diagnoses and procedures were the most common category of SMM, accounting for one-third of morbidities. Disseminated intravascular coagulation was the most common diagnosis[1]based indicator, and hysterectomy was the most common procedure-based indicator. These were also the first and second most common hemorrhagic indicators, respectively. 
• Severe maternal morbidity rates varied across Tennessee health department regions, with the highest rates observed among women living in the East Region and the Shelby, Knox and Madison metro counties. Women living in the Upper Cumberland Region had the lowest rate