Recent Journal Publications

“Common data elements for maternal health research: Expert consensus emerging from a modified Delphi study.”

Published in Pregnancy: Official Journal of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, October 2025.
Stierman EK, Wolfson C, Clifford S, Mary M, Burgess A, Aziz K, Sarnak D, Gleason JL, Nagy P, Creanga AA and the Maternal Health CDE Delphi Panel
Doi: 10.1002/pmf2.70125

“Insights from preventability assessments across 42 state and city maternal mortality reviews in the United States.”

Published in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, April 2025.
Qian J, Wolfson C, Kramer B, Creanga AA.
Doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.08.030


“Severe Maternal Morbidity Contributed by Obstetric Hemorrhage: Maryland 2020-2022.”

Published in AJOG: MFM, January 2025.
Wolfson C, Angelson JT, Atlas R, Burd I, Chin P, Downey C, Fahey J, Hoffman S, Johnson CT, Jones MB, Jones-Beatty K, Kasirsky J, Kirsch D, Madan I, Neale D, Olaku J, Phillips M, Richter A, Sheffield J, Silldorff D, Silverman D, Starr H, Vandyck R, Creanga AA
Doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101589

“Centering equity and fostering stakeholder collaboration and trust—pillars of the maternal health innovation (MDMOM) program in Maryland.”

Published in HealthEquity, June 2024.
Creanga AA, Kramer B, Wolfson C, Mary M, Stierman EM, Clifford S, Ezennia A, Rhule J, Martin N, Vance-Reed M, Bruce T, DiPietro B, Burgess A, Warren N, Lawson SN, Meyerholz S, Bower K
Doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0127

Select Toolkits & Reports

Severe Maternal Morbidity: Surveillance & Review Program Findings and Recommendations
This December 2025 report for the Maryland Governor’s office presents findings from the state’s SMM Surveillance & Review activities and offers evidence-based recommendations to support policy development, program implementation, and health-system improvement efforts aimed at reducing preventable SMM in Maryland.

Download SMM Surveillance & Review Program Findings and Recommendations

Maryland Perinatal Debriefing Initiative Implementation Toolkit
This toolkit, produced by MDMOM and the Maryland Patient Safety Center, outlines steps toward the implementation of a standardized perinatal debriefing program that is centered around promoting healthcare provider wellbeing, cultivating a psychologically safe environment to uncover opportunities to improve the quality and safety of care, and ensuring nurses and providers are connected with resources for emotional support.

Download Maryland Perinatal Debriefing Initiative Implementation Toolkit
Access Maryland Perinatal Debriefing Initiative Implementation Materials

Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Toolkit for Home Visitors
This toolkit, produced by MDMOM, provides home visiting programs with client education materials and implementation tools to support maternal warning signs education. This education covers the important signs of maternal complications that may occur during pregnancy and the year after delivery.

Download Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Toolkit Overview
Download Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Implementation Manual
Access Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Handouts (in 12+ languages)
Access Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Magnet Design Files
View the Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Video in English, Español or Français

AHRQ Safety Program in Perinatal Care (SPPC)- II/ Demonstration Project
This toolkit, produced by AHRQ, is designed to help L&D units reduce obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnancy.

Access the SPPC Toolkit