Kansas Blue Ribbon Panel on Infant Mortality August

Kansas Blue Ribbon Panel on Infant Mortality August 28, 2009 Topeka, Kansas

Mother & Child Health Coalition Susan Mc. Loughlin, MSN, RN, CPNP Executive Director Jean Craig, Ph. D Kansas City Healthy Start Project Director Mary Jean Brown, MS, RNC Kansas City FIMR Program Coordinator

Maternal & Child Health Coalition of Greater Kansas City, Inc.

Our Vision Every mother and child in greater Kansas City will be healthy.

The five county metropolitan area includes: • Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas • Jackson, Clay and Platte counties in Missouri

Our Mission

Every child deserves a healthy start. It is the best gift a community gives its children and itself.

Mother & Child Health Coalition works together with community partners and families to promote wellness and advocate excellence in health care.

Ø History Ø Numerous organization partners and individuals Ø Organizational Chart l Committees, Programs and Projects

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010

Process Goal 1 Promote the involvement of multiple organizations in the delivery of health and prevention services; and • facilitate a more comprehensive health care delivery system to women of childbearing age, infants and children, specifically targeting services to those women at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. •

Goal 2 Increase the availability, ease of access, and utilization of health services for women of childbearing age and children; • decrease health disparities between racial and/or socioeconomic groups; and • improve the quality of life for women, infants and children. •

Goal 3 Optimize maternal/child health outcomes through: • • health promotion and injury prevention services; responsible sexuality; medical care before, during and after pregnancy; educational and emotional preparation for parenting, including financial responsibility.

5 Priority Issue Areas Ø INFANT MORTALITY Ø IMMUNIZATIONS Ø INJURY PREVENTION Ø CHILDHOOD OBESITY Ø BREASTFEEDING

Ø Resource Sharing Ø Networking Ø Dissemination of Best Practices Ø Annual Report

Jean Craig, Ph. D Project Director Kansas City Healthy Start

KCHS Sites: Missouri & Kansas Ø 15 ZIP Codes Ø Children’s Mercy Hospital – English/Hispanic Ø Truman Medical Center, Hospital Hill Ø Project EAGLE Ø Truman Behavioral Health

Components: Ø Outreach Ø Case Management Ø Health Education Ø Perinatal Depression Screening Ø Interconception Care Ø Fathering Initiative (BB Clinic/Workshop)

Leadership Support Sista’ Talk (English/Spanish) – RAP Talk Ø Policy Council/Peer Group – Early Head Start (1 x per mo/educational topics/taxes/WIC) Ø Business Meetings -Pres/VP/Sec Ø Gentlemen of The Round Table ( Maltbia/Jones) Ø Letters of Recommendation for Education/Employment Ø Bi-Monthly Consumer Training Ø Graduate Speaker Bureau Ø

Partnerships: Ø Local Universities/Lincoln University Extension Program Ø Full Employment Council Ø Health Dept/Health Centers Ø Gentlemen of The Roundtable Ø The Clay Johnson Foundation Ø Nat’l Center for Fathering Ø Start. Right Teen MOMs/DADs Ø Faith-Based Organizations

In-Kind: ØTarget ØKiwanis ØBabies R Us ØCommunity

Dedicated Dads Ø Male Involvement Ø Committee Ø Start. Right Teens w/TMC Ø KC Magic Weekend (Workshop/BB Clinic)

Data Profile: Ø African American – 60% Ø Hispanic – 30% Ø Caucasian – 5% Ø Other – 5%

Performance Objective: Ø Prenatal Visits: CY 2005: 99/120 (82. 5%) – Obj. 85. 0 CY 2006: 81/97 (83. 5%) – Obj. 90. 7 CY 2007: 97/114 (85. 1%) – Obj. 85. 0 CY 2008: 67/86 (83. 7) – Obj. 85. 0

Performance Objective: Ø Very Low Birth Weight: CY 2005: 0/100 (0%) – Obj. 3. 6% CY 2006: 1/58 (1. 7%) – Obj. 2. 5% CY 2007: 1/47 (2. 1%) – Obj. 2. 0% CY 2008: 1/67 (1. 5%) – Obj. 1. 5%)

Performance Objective: Ø Low Birth Weight CY 2005: 0/28 (0%) – Obj. 1. 4% CY 2006: 7/28 (12. 1%) – Obj. 1. 4% CY 2007: 4/47 (8. 5%) - Obj. 1. 4% CY 2008: 6/59 (10. 2%) - Obj. 1. 4%

Performance Objectives: Ø IMR (# deaths x 1000 div. by # live births) CY 2005: 0/28 (0%) – Obj. 28. 8 CY 2006: 1/58 (17. 2%) – Obj. 20. 0 CY 2007: 1/47 (21. 3%) - Obj. 15. 0 CY 2008: 1/67 (14. 9%) - Obj. 15. 0

Mary Jean Brown, MS, RNC Program Coordinator Greater Kansas City’s Fetal Infant Mortality Review Program

History of FIMR 1990 §FIMR was a collaborative effort between § Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and § The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) §Created as a strategy to improve service systems and resources for women, infants and families.

Purpose of FIMR Ø To improve services systems and resources for women, infants and families Ø Address gaps in care Ø Understand how psychosocial and economic issues affect outcomes

FIMR Partners Ø Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Ø Kansas City Missouri Health Department Ø March of Dimes Ø St. Luke’s Fetal Board Ø SIDS Resources Ø Mother and Child Health Coalition Ø Kansas City Healthy Start Program

FIMR Process Ø Death Occurs Ø Data Collected Death certificate, prenatal records, inpatient records, social work notes, maternal interview Ø Case Review Team reviews de-identified cases and makes recommendations to: Ø Community Action Team l Responsible for Interventions & System changes Ø Improved Maternal and Infant Health l

KC FIMR ØFetal and Infant deaths from 5 ZIP codes in Kansas City, MO are reviewed ØMajority of births are at 3 inner city hospitals: l l l Truman Medical Center St. Luke’s Hospital, Plaza Campus Research Medical Center Ø 73 cases have been reviewed September 2004 to April 2009

Definitions Ø Fetal Mortality 20 weeks gestation or greater l Or at least 350 gms Ø Infant Mortality l Death of live born infant before his or her first birthday l

KCFIMR Race/Ethnicity FIMR (n=73) Kansas City, MO (n=7, 858) AA 87. 6% Hispanic 9. 5% FIMR cases September ’ 04 to April ’ 09 Kansas City, MO live birth data, 2006 36. 5% 16. 0%

KC FIMR Age Distribution FIMR (n=73) l l l Age <20 Age 20 -34 Age 35+ 16. 4% 71. 2% 12. 3% Kansas City, MO (n=7, 858) 12. 6% 77. 3% 10. 1% FIMR cases September ’ 04 to April ’ 09 Kansas City, MO live birth data, 2006

KC FIMR Prenatal Care FIMR (n=73) Adequate Marginal Inadequate Kansas City, MO (n=7, 858) 26% 24. 6% 30. 1% FIMR cases September ’ 04 to April ’ 09 Kansas City, MO live birth data, 2006 84. 6% 12. 3% 3. 10%

KC FIMR BMI Category FIMR (n=73) Normal Weight Underweight Overweight Obese 30. 1% 2. 7% 26. 0% 32. 8% KCMO (n=7, 858) 44. 4% 3. 9% 21. 1% 19. 5%

KC FIMR Preexisting Disease FIMR (n=73) Diabetes Hypertension Obesity Tobacco Alcohol Drug use Asthma 5. 10% 12. 3% 32. 8% 35. 6% 10. 9% 23. 2% 21. 9% Kansas City, MO (n=7, 858) 0. 50% 0. 90% 19. 5% 12. 5% 0. 50% 1. 20%

KC FIMR Identified Trends Ø Limited or No Prenatal Care Ø Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, drugs Ø Obesity Ø Asthma

FIMR Community Action Team Ø CAT is part of the Kansas City Health Commission: Women’s Infant’s and Children’s Committee Ø CAT puts action steps to the recommendations from the CRT, based on identified trends.

CAT Activities Access to Care Issues Seeking to reduce barriers to early entry into care Identifying potential KC community partners l Seeking funding sources l Found vendors to donate pregnancy tests l

Public Awareness of FIMR Ø Kansas City Gyn Society Meeting, 2009 Ø David Mundy, MD, Perinatologist, TMC, Chair of CRT l l l History and activities of FIMR Data presentation Invitation to join Community Action Team or Case Review Team

Missouri-Kansas Partnership Ø KC Healthy Start Program contracted with Kansas Department of Health and Environment for a FIMRlike program Ø Wyandotte County, Kansas l 44 Fetal and Infant deaths (2005) abstracted Ø Sedgwick County, Kansas (2005)

We appreciate all you do to help see that every child receives a Healthy Start! THANK YOU!