# Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Grant

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2022 · $137,160

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 Arkansas PRAMS
 Component A
 The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey is an on-going,
population-based surveillance system that collects state-specific information about mothers'
behaviors and experiences that occur before, during, and after pregnancy that might affect their
health or the health of their baby. The survey was developed to reduce infant mortality and to
promote infant and maternal health. PRAMS provides state-specific information that is not
available from the birth certificate or other sources.
 The long-term goal or aim of the Arkansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS) survey is to reduce infant mortality and morbidity by collecting and
disseminating data that can be used to promote infant and maternal health by influencing
maternal and child health programs, policies, and maternal behaviors during pregnancy and
early infancy.
 The specific objectives of the Arkansas PRAMS program in meeting these goals will
be to do the following:
1) Collect population-based data of high scientific quality on topics related to pregnancy
and early infancy;
 2) Promote the use and increase the visibility of PRAMS data to educate healthcare
personnel about maternal and child health problems and factors related to these problems, to
encourage translation of the data into programs or strategies to improve maternal and child
health, and to inform or implement policies to improve infant and maternal health;
 3) Analyze and disseminate PRAMS data to inform the healthcare community about
behaviors and experiences that affect infant and maternal health; and
 4) Provide technical assistance to organizations or persons interested in using PRAMS
data.
 PRAMS is a mail/telephone survey. Each month, the Arkansas Department of Health
randomly identifies a sample of about 150 recent mothers from the Arkansas birth certificate
files. Mothers who do not respond to either of three mail surveys are contacted for a telephone
interview.
 Reducing infant mortality is a top priority for the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH).
Data from the PRAMS survey can be used to meet or address the objectives set for the
maternal and child health priorities and reproductive health priorities developed by the ADH
Family Health Branch.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10382201
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006615-02
- **Recipient organization:** ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Letitia de Graft-Johnson
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $137,160
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10382201

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10382201, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Grant (5U01DP006615-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10382201. Licensed CC0.

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