Grand Rounds: Adams and Zapata present “Creating a Diverse Team to Combat Maternal Mortality”

On August 15, 2024, Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MS, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Pediatrics, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Creating a Diverse Team to Combat Maternal Mortality.”

In the lecture, Adams and Zapata focused on a study done by the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team that analyzed maternal mortality trends from 2019 to 2020. Specifically, they found that 38% of the deaths were due to mental health conditions, and 29% were due to cardiovascular conditions and hypertension issues. The pair also shared recommendations to help limit the amount of pregnancy-related deaths moving forward.

You can watch the full lecture here.

**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson