# South Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Category A

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2020 · $142,148

## Abstract

SOUTH CAROLINA PRAMS PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 The South Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) will
collect data from mothers that recently delivered live-born infants about their behaviors,
experiences, and attitudes before, during, and after pregnancy. The broad, long-term objectives
of this project are to improve the overall health and outcomes for South Carolina resident
mothers and infants. More specifically, South Carolina PRAMS will be used to monitor progress
toward the Healthy People 2020 Maternal and Child Health Objectives, identify cost-efficient
ways to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, and inform and evaluate the South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Maternal and Child Health
programs. Improving the health status of pregnant women, newborn infants, and post-partum
women are important components to the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control’s mission to promote and protect the health of the public and the
environment.
 South Carolina PRAMS data collection will be conducted by taking a stratified,
systematic monthly sample of mothers delivering live births to be surveyed about their
behaviors, experiences, and attitudes before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Data
collection will be primarily done by mailed surveys, with a telephone follow-up phase for mail
non-respondents. A combined mail and telephone response rate of 65% will be a primary data
quality goal. Data collected will be weighted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
to be representative of the population of South Carolina resident women delivering live births in
South Carolina each year. Collected data will be analyzed by qualified staff within the South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to assess maternal and child health
trends, characteristics of mothers and infants with selected morbidities, and the performance of
programs. Data collected will also be available to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
staff as well as to university, government, and private researchers across the United States.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9932185
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006210-05
- **Recipient organization:** SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Harley Davis
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $142,148
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9932185

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9932185, South Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Category A (5U01DP006210-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9932185. Licensed CC0.

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