# Iowa Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Surveillance Project

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · IOWA STATE DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2022 · $160,020

## Abstract

RFA-DP-21-001
Research Strategy Component A-Core Surveillance
Iowa PRAMS Surveillance Project
Component A – Core Surveillance
Project Summary/Abstract
PRAMS stands for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and is a survey sent by the Iowa
Department of Public Health (IDPH) to mothers 2-6 months after the birth of their child. Mothers who do
not respond to the mailed survey are followed up by phone. The survey asks women about their attitudes
and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy, including topics such as preconception health
behaviors, prenatal care content, smoking and drinking habits, contraceptive use, breastfeeding and the
infant’s sleep environment.
Iowa’s priorities for using PRAMS data include reducing racial disparities in maternal and infant
outcomes, and reducing infant morbidity and mortality. Iowa aims to accomplish this by improving the
planning and spacing of pregnancies, decreasing the prevalence of substance use, including tobacco and
alcohol in pregnant women and new mothers, improving rates of breastfeeding, promoting safe sleep for
infants and improving access to preconception and perinatal health services. Iowa PRAMS is partnering
with a broad range of stakeholders to transform data into actionable interventions. Partners include the
Iowa Statewide Perinatal Team, WIC, other Divisions and Bureaus within the IDPH and the University of
Iowa’s Department of Psychiatry, amongst others.
PRAMS is central to the IDPH’s mission of promoting and protecting the health of Iowans. PRAMS is
the sole data source that describes both the perinatal and postpartum periods for women who have had a
live birth. Data generated by PRAMS contributes to the IDPH’s core goals of promoting healthy
behaviors and strengthening the public health infrastructure.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10382203
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006611-02
- **Recipient organization:** IOWA STATE DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Jennifer Pham
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $160,020
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10382203

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10382203, Iowa Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Surveillance Project (5U01DP006611-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10382203. Licensed CC0.

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