Resource Category: FIMR

Fetal & Infant Mortality Review

  • Dynamic Collaboration with Other Review Processes

    This webinar explores effective collaboration between civilian child death review (CDR) and fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR) collaboration with military child death reviews.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • The Benefits of Parental/Family Interviews in the FIMR Process: the Power of Stories

    Learn how to better support and assist families after an infant loss, featuring the voice of a family affected by loss, and the value of interviews for understanding and acting on community issues related to fetal and infant mortality.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)
    Q&A (PDF)

  • Integrating FIMR and Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR)

    This webinar explores Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) and the Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR).

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)
    Questions and Answers (PDF)

  • Enhancing Collaboration between MCH Fatality Review Programs

    Fatality review is a proven process in maternal and child health (MCH), equipping communities and states with unique data and prevention recommendations. 

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • Enhancing Collaboration Across Maternal and Child Fatality Review Programs Guidance

    Enhancing Collaboration Across Maternal and Child Fatality Review Programs (PDF)

  • Was it Really Pneumonia?: Challenging Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) Cases

    This webinar focuses on the unique challenges of reviewing sleep-related infant deaths when pneumonia is listed as the cause of death on the death certificate.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • Enhancing Fatality Review with Lessons from Brain Science

    This webinar focuses on incorporating Brain Science into all aspects of fatality review.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • Writing Successful Research Applications for Fatality Review Data

    Overview of the National Fatality Review-Case Reporting System (NFR-CRS) and discusses best practices for preparing a successful application for obtaining de-identified data for research.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

    Additional materials:
    June 2, 2021 webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Using NFR-CRS Data for Research-Tips for writing a successful proposal (PDF)
    Using NFR-CRS Data for Research: What Makes This a Well-Written Sample Proposal? (PDF)

  • COVID-19 and Pregnancy: A Look at Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes

    SARS-CoV-2, the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been associated with significant maternal morbidity and poor neonatal outcomes, including preterm birth and stillbirth. Fatality review teams are collecting and analyzing information on cases of fetal, infant, and child deaths that are directly attributed to COVID-19, and those that are indirectly impacted by the pandemic. Learn from expert speakers the latest information on prevalence, risk factors, and the most current guidelines for medical/obstetric care and preventive strategies for pregnant patients with COVID-19.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

    Other Resources:
    COVID and Pregnancy Report (PDF)
    CDC Infographic on COVID-19 and Pregnancy (PDF)
    Resources: COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy (PDF)