Maryland Health - General Section 13-1202

      The General Assembly finds that:

            (1)      Maternal deaths are a serious public health concern and have a tremendous family and societal impact;

            (2)      Maternal deaths are significantly underestimated and inadequately documented, preventing efforts to identify and reduce or eliminate the causes of death;

            (3)      No processes exist in the State for the confidential identification, investigation, or dissemination of findings regarding maternal deaths; and

            (4)      There is a need to establish a Maternal Mortality Review Program to review maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths.