# Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · NH STATE DEPT/HLTH STATISTICS/DATA MGMT · 2020 · $156,443

## Abstract

Component A – Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
PD/PIs: Paulette Valliere, MPH; David Laflamme, PhD, MPH
New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
Project Summary
The goal of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is to reduce infant
morbidity and mortality and to promote maternal health by informing maternal and child
health (MCH) programs and policies, and influencing maternal behaviors during pregnancy
and early infancy. The objectives of PRAMS are: (1) to implement state-specific population-
based surveillance on maternal attitudes, behaviors and experiences that occur prior to,
during and after pregnancy; (2) to collect population-based data of high scientific quality; (3)
to conduct data analyses to inform programmatic activities and public health practice; (4) to
translate and disseminate analytic results into usable information for public health action;
and (5) to have capacity to respond to post-disaster or pandemic surveillance needs that may
arise by implementing a PRAMS survey supplement or oversample.
The objectives will be accomplished by ongoing activities such as: collecting data otherwise
unavailable; describing maternal behaviors, attitudes, and experiences during pregnancy and
early infancy; influencing public health policy by working with policy makers to incorporate
findings into the decision-making process; and committing state staff and resources to
develop expertise in the skills required to conduct surveillance.
The PRAMS methodology includes drawing a sample of women from the state birth file;
sending mailed questionnaires (up to three) on a specific timeline; following up all non-
responders with a series of up to 15 telephone calls over 30 days by a trained interviewer.
These goals, objectives, and methodology are in accordance with the national PRAMS
protocol. New Hampshire (NH) PRAMS staff will follow PRAMS research methods in the
conduct of this surveillance project to produce high quality data. A statewide MCH needs
assessment was conducted in 2015, resulting in the setting of eight priorities as the focus of
efforts to improve maternal and child health in NH over the next five years. These priorities
include a range of needs such as decreasing the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other
substances among pregnant women, decreasing pediatric overweight and obesity, and
reducing unintentional injury by promoting safe sleep practices. The information from
PRAMS will fill critical data gaps and inform policies, systems, and programs that address
these and other MCH priorities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9926867
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006208-05
- **Recipient organization:** NH STATE DEPT/HLTH STATISTICS/DATA MGMT
- **Principal Investigator:** Morris Lisa
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $156,443
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926867

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9926867, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (5U01DP006208-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9926867. Licensed CC0.

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