# CAT A Core: Texas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (TX PRAMS)

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · TEXAS STATE DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES · 2020 · $141,375

## Abstract

Abstract
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a population-based
surveillance system designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to
identify and monitor selected maternal experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. In
Texas, PRAMS provides the most comprehensive population-based data on maternal health
during and after pregnancy. Texas PRAMS data are used by the Department of State Health
Services and several other state agencies and stakeholders to inform, develop, and drive
policies and programs to improve the health of mothers and babies. The PRAMS survey asks
questions (via mail, web, or telephone) of recent mothers on health topics, such as access to
prenatal care, pregnancy intention, alcohol use, smoking, knowledge of the importance of folic
acid, multivitamin use, type of insurance, intimate partner violence, postpartum depression,
breastfeeding, infant sleep position, and smoke exposure. The proposed Texas PRAMS project
will not only maintain the reputation and importance of these data for informing public health
policies and programs, but will also make PRAMS a leading research tool for those whose
mission is to develop new strategies for improving maternal and child health and those looking
to track and understand emerging public health needs. This will be achieved by: (1)
implementing a systematic plan to address response rates and sample size; (2) piloting state-
specific questions for the coming phases of the survey; and (3) developing and expanding the
reach of PRAMS through analysis, reporting, infographics, and developing academic research
partnerships.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9926837
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006204-05
- **Recipient organization:** TEXAS STATE DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES
- **Principal Investigator:** Tanya Jo Guthrie
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $141,375
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926837

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9926837, CAT A Core: Texas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (TX PRAMS) (5U01DP006204-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9926837. Licensed CC0.

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