English: Table 3 Province/territory-wide maternal death review committees Province/ territory Date established Committee composition Definitions used for maternal deaths Nature of ascertainment Scope of investigation Information dissemination mechanism Manitoba Maternal and Perinatal Health Standards Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba established in 1977 Composed of 11 members, including physicians who provide obstetric care, obstetric anaesthesia and neonatal care, as well as midwives and rural/northern health care workers Deaths to women either during pregnancy or within 42 days following termination of pregnancy Deaths are reported to the Committee from four sources: the Provincial Vital Statistics Office, hospitals, the Office of the Medical Examiner and the Provincial Health Department Committee receives records from hospitals and physicians' offices, as well as autopsy and other details from the Office of the Medical Examiner as requested; preventability, as well as source of error/problem assessed Publish summary of findings for physicians and other health professionals in the Committee's annual report.The report, which is also available to the public and is released to the media, can be viewed at: <http://www.cpsm.mb.ca> Saskatchewan Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Study Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan was formed in 1973 when the Maternal Welfare and Perinatal Study Committees were amalgamated Composed of eight members, including: obstetricians, paediatricians and/o rneonatologists, and general practitioners (may include others) Deaths to women either during pregnancy or within 42 days following termination of pregnancy Deaths are reported to the Committee from Provincial Vital Statistics Office and hospitals Copies of hospital records obtained for review; Coroner's information is provided on request but not automatically sent; preventability, as well as source of error/problem assessed Annual summary of Committee activities is published in the newsletter of the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons Alberta Alberta Medical Association Committee on Reproductive Care formed in 1984 when the Maternal Welfare (1936) and the Perinatal (1955) Committees were amalgamated Composed of 14 members, including obstetricians ,neonatologists, paediatricians, general practitioners and midwives Deaths to women known to be pregnant or within 90 days of delivery or termination of pregnancy Deaths are reported to the Committee from Vital Statistics, hospital medical records departments and the Office of the Medical Examiner The Committee receives pertinent hospital charts, as well as autopsy information from the Office of the Medical Examiner; the review assesses preventability and standards of care Summary findings reported in the annual publication Alberta Reproductive Health:
French: Tableau 3  Comités provinciaux et territoriaux de surveillance de la mortalité maternelle Province ou territoire Date de formation Composition du comité Définitions utilisées pour les morts maternelles Modes de recensement Ampleur de l'examen Dispositif de diffusion de l'information Manitoba Maternal and Perinatal Health Standards Committee du College of Physicians andSurgeons of Manitoba, établi en 1977 Onze membres, dont des médecins qui dispensent des soins obstétricaux, des services d'anesthésie obstétricale et des soins néonatals, des sages-femmes, ainsi que des travailleurs de la santé des zones rurales ou nordiques Décès d'une femme survenu au cours de la grossesse ou dans une période de 42 jours après sa terminaison Le comité est avisé des décès par quatre organismes : le Bureau des statistiques de l'état civil provincial, les hôpitaux, le Bureau du médecin légiste et le ministère provincial de la Santé Le comité reçoit les dossiers des hôpitaux et des bureaux des médecins, de même que les résultats de l'autopsie et d'autres détails du Bureau du médecin légiste, sur demande; le comité évalue le caractère évitable du décès, de même que la source de l'erreur ou du problème Le rapport annuel du comité contient un résumé des résultats à l'intention des médecins et autres professionnels de la santé. Également accessible au public et aux médias, le rapport se trouve à l'adresse Internet suivante : <http://www.cpsm.mb.ca> Saskatchewan Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Study Committee du College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan créé en 1973 lors de la fusion du Maternal Welfare Committee et du Perinatal Study Committee Huit membres, dont des obstétriciens, des pédiatres ou des spécialistes en néonatologie et des généralistes (peut inclure d'autres membres) Décès d'une femme survenu au cours de la grossesse ou dans une période de 42 jours après sa terminaison Le comité est avisé des décès par le Bureau des statistiques de l'état civil provincial et par les hôpitaux.