# Component A: Core Surveillance - New Jersey Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS)

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT/HEALTH/SENIOR SRVS · 2020 · $157,500

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT
Specific Aims – The aims are to use PRAMS data to compliment other vital
statistics data in order to respond to emerging needs of NJ mothers and infants.
PRAMS data will be essential in the evaluation of MCH programs and services,
development of topic specific briefs and PRAMS Highlights in collaboration with
content experts, and dissemination of PRAMS data for informed decision making,
resource allocation and strategic planning.
Studies and Results - The NJ PRAMS survey has been successfully conducted
since 2002 averaging more than a 70% response rate for the life of the project. It
has provided information that was used to shape programs and services that
target improved health outcomes. During the past 5-year cycle, PRAMS data
contributed to New Jersey’s first Baby–Friendly Hospital Designations, a re-
allocation of resources to expand smoking cessation programs across New
Jersey, and the development and implementation of a PRAMS Survey
Supplement to collect data to evaluate new services. The PRAMS Highlights
series, created during this period, was instrumental in communicating relevent
data and information that could be used by providers and organizations poised to
take more immediate action towards improvements in MCH.
Significance - PRAMS data fills information gaps between vital statistics data and
maternal and infant health outcomes. It is used to improve programs, services
and policies for mothers and infants and is part of the national PRAMS dataset.
Plans - The specific aims during the next 5-year cycle include developing new
PRAMS briefs on topics such as prescription drug use during pregnancy and
history of breast and ovarian cancer, evaluating safe sleep education and
initiatives, and analyzing the impact of an expansion in smoking cessation
programs on smoking and relapse rates in mothers. Current briefs are available
at the NJ PRAMS website at: http://nj.gov/health/fhs/professional/prams.shtml.
Human Subjects – NJ PRAMS is applying for IRB modifications to the current
protocol that include use of the PHASE 8 survey and web base modules.
Reporting Data on Inclusion to NIH – A plan of targeted/planned enrollment will
include annual cumulative enrollment of mothers by gender, ethnicity and race.
Human Subjects Education Requirement – All Key Senior staff have received
and new staff will receive appropriate human subjects education training.
Publications –NJ PRAMS data briefs and PRAMS Highlights will be developed
to share PRAMS data over the next 5-year cycle. That information will be
disseminated through our existing channels and posted to the NJ PRAMS
website at http://nj.gov/health/fhs/professional/prams.shtml#briefs .
Significant Project Changes – A Phase 8 survey will be implemented starting in
the 2016 - 2017 project period and will provide additional areas of interest for
future PRAMS projects. Participation in a web based module will occur during the
next 5-year cycle.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9926862
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006221-05
- **Recipient organization:** NEW JERSEY STATE DEPT/HEALTH/SENIOR SRVS
- **Principal Investigator:** Mehnaz Mustafa
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $157,500
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926862

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9926862, Component A: Core Surveillance - New Jersey Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS) (5U01DP006221-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9926862. Licensed CC0.

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