The Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Mortality Review (MFIMR) Panel honors the lives of mothers, pregnant people, and babies who passed away during pregnancy or within one year of birth, by understanding what may have led to their death, and making actionable recommendations to prevent future deaths.
Thanks for your interest in improving the health of birthing people, children and families here in Maine! Your application helps us build well-balanced panel for review of cases of maternal and infant deaths and stillbirths in our state. The information you provide will be kept confidential and only reviewed by a small team for the purpose of this application.
The MFIMR Panel requires a commitment of the following:
- Attending a virtual orientation training (1 hour)
- Attending MFIMR Panel meetings (4 hours every 2-3 months)
- Reviewing meeting materials before each meeting (Approx 1-2 hours)
- Attending an in-person day-long annual retreat in the fall
- a 3-year term
- respond to coordination emails periodically
Some specific roles yet to be filled include:
- Clergy
- Emergency Department staff
- DV/IPV frontline worker
- Nurse Midwife - actively practicing
- Private Insurer
- Tribal Organization Representative
Additionally, we are looking for folks from counties not currently represented on the panel, including: Androscoggin, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, and Washington.
And we do always consider applications from folks from disproportionately impacted communities and/or personal experience with perinatal loss.