# WV Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System - PRAMS

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · WEST VIRGINIA STATE DEPT HLTH/HUMAN RSCS · 2020 · $23,437

## Abstract

West Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
 (WV PRAMS)
Abstract
West Virginia PRAMS is a joint research project between the West Virginia Office of
Maternal, Child and Family Health (WV OMCFH) and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC). The project is an on-going, population-based surveillance
system designed to identify maternal attitudes and experiences before, during and after
pregnancy. Research indicates that maternal behaviors during pregnancy influence
infant birthweight, gestation and mortality rates. PRAMS was developed in 1987 by the
CDC because (1) infant mortality rates were not declining as rapidly as they had in
previous years, (2) the prevalence of low birthweight was showing little change and (3)
maternal behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use and limited use of prenatal care
were contributing to the slow rate of decline in both infant mortality rates and low
birthweight prevalence. Seeing a need to supplement vital records data in order to help
establish and maintain an epidemiologic surveillance system of selected maternal
behaviors and experiences, West Virginia was one of the first states to participate in the
project. PRAMS provides data not available from other sources relating to pregnancy
and the first few months after birth. The goal of WV PRAMS is to identify maternal risk
behaviors that may affect both maternal and infant health. Findings from WV PRAMS
are used to enhance the understanding of maternal behaviors and their relationship with
adverse pregnancy outcomes. WV OMCFH uses PRAMS surveillance data for program
planning and evaluation and influencing public health practice and policy for maternal
and child health programs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9929504
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006220-05
- **Recipient organization:** WEST VIRGINIA STATE DEPT HLTH/HUMAN RSCS
- **Principal Investigator:** Melissa A. Baker
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $23,437
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9929504

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9929504, WV Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System - PRAMS (5U01DP006220-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9929504. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*