From OCME:

We are seeking to interview maternal mortality informants to gain insight into factors they believe may have contributed to maternal deaths. The Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) reviews maternal mortality cases to identify contributing factors, (such as lack of access to care, substance use disorder or underlying chronic conditions) to prevent future deaths. The MMRT gets some of this information from interviewing your loved one’s healthcare team, but it isn’t always enough. Interviewing people from your loved one’s personal life helps provide the MMRT with more context around the death, which aids the review.

Your personal information and what you share in the interview is kept confidential outside of the review process staff and consultants. Confidentiality and anonymity is protected to the fullest extent permitted by law. This is an entirely voluntary process; you do not have to be interviewed or answer any questions you do not wish to answer, and you can end the interview at any time. There is no payment for the interview, nor is there any penalty for refusing or ending the interview. Informants will be asked to sign a consent form after having the purpose of the interview fully explained to them.

Use the link below to access the interest form.

https://redcap.vdh.virginia.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=9CK3TKD3F8CXWFL8

For any questions/concerns, please contact Melanie Rouse, Maternal Mortality Programs Manager of the Division of Death Prevention, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.