# Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2022 · $159,716

## Abstract

Specific Aims
New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Category A. Core surveillance
Introduction
 ♦ New Mexico has participated in the CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) project since
 1997. This long-term data collection and dissemination effort has allowed for timely assessment of maternal and
 child health status and health behaviors, as well as monitoring of trends unavailable anywhere else.
 ♦ New Mexico is a rural state with substantial Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), NM has historical
 challenges related to teen births, poverty, high school graduation rates, and access to/use of recommended
 preconception and prenatal health care.
 ♦ NM PRAMS is used to describe the health status and needs of the population served by the Medicaid Managed
 Care Organizations (MCOs) (over 63% of NM deliveries are paid by Medicaid), the NM WIC Program, the Navajo
 WIC program and the statewide Families FIRST Perinatal Case Management Program. NM PRAMS works closely
 with the federal Healthy Start sites in Dona Ana County and Luna County to address a broad range of indicators
 related to the reduction of infant mortality, maternal morbidity and increased social support for pregnant and
 postpartum women. PRAMS is a crucial surveillance system for monitoring maternal and infant health in NM.
 Specific Aims, 2021-2026
Objective 1. Improve the health of New Mexico mothers, infants and families by producing data and
information for use in policy making, program decisions, and public and provider education
Objective 2. Promote and maintain a 65% response rate among all strata and ethnic subpopulations of
NM PRAMS
Objective 3. Assure Effective Program Management including maintenance of partnerships to sustain
NM PRAMS surveillance as an institutional activity
Objective 4. Increase capacity for data analysis and data sharing within the state Tribal Epidemiology
Centers, universities and professional health organizations
Objective 5. Improve PRAMS responsiveness to birth equity and reproductive justice
Innovation or unique approach
NM provides a unique environment requiring innovative approaches to increase survey response rates. Several
initiatives for this application are innovative: a. web-based survey module b. oversample to assure
representation of women of color, especially Black and Indigenous women in New Mexico.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10393476
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006594-02
- **Recipient organization:** NEW MEXICO STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Eirian Coronado
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $159,716
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10393476

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10393476, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) (5U01DP006594-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10393476. Licensed CC0.

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