# Louisiana Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · LOUISIANA STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2020 · $100,936

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The Louisiana Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a surveillance
project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Louisiana Office of
Public Health’s Bureau of Family Health. Louisiana PRAMS collects state-specific, population-
based information on maternal behaviors and experiences before, during and shortly after
pregnancy. The overall goal of PRAMS is to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality
by collecting information that can be used to inform maternal and infant health programs that
address maternal preconception and pregnancy health behaviors and craft systems-level
policies facilitating improved access to services. Louisiana PRAMS draws a random sample of
women who have had a recent live birth from the state's vital records file every month and
typically samples around 1,400 women each year. Topics covered by the PRAMS survey
include, but are not limited to: prenatal care, pregnancy intention and contraception practices,
chronic conditions prior to pregnancy, alcohol and tobacco use prior to and during pregnancy,
breastfeeding, maternal stress and experiences of violence and discrimination, infant sleep
practices, and insurance status. Selected women are first contacted by mail. If there is no
response to repeated mailings, women are contacted and interviewed by telephone. Data
collection procedures and instruments are standardized to allow comparisons between PRAMS
states. Louisiana PRAMS provides data that are not available from other sources. Results are
used for program planning and resource allocation, identifying groups of women and infants at
high risk for health problems, monitoring changes in health and practices, and measuring
progress towards goals in improving the health of mothers and infants.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9932181
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006227-05
- **Recipient organization:** LOUISIANA STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Jane Herwehe
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $100,936
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9932181

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9932181, Louisiana Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) (5U01DP006227-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9932181. Licensed CC0.

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