# Component A Arkansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · ARKANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $107,585

## 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) and 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:** 9926838
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006211-05
- **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:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $107,585
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926838

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9926838, Component A Arkansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey (5U01DP006211-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9926838. Licensed CC0.

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