# Component A: Core Surveillance - Kansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Kansas PRAMS)

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · KANSAS STATE DEPT OF HLTH AND ENVIRONMNT · 2020 · $172,500

## Abstract

Kansas PRAMS: Component A (Core Surveillance)
Project Summary/Abstract
The Kansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a collaborative project
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a state-specific,
population-based, epidemiological surveillance system of selected maternal attitudes,
behaviors, and experiences during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. The Kansas
PRAMS provides data to inform a variety of maternal and child health issues. Two major goals
of the Kansas PRAMS are to: 1) reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, and 2) to
reduce low birth weight.
The specific aims of the Kansas PRAMS project are to provide quality, statewide, population-
based surveillance data to inform the Kansas Title V Maternal and Child Health Priorities for
the next five years. The Title V Priorities include: 1) Women have access to and receive
coordinated, comprehensive care and services before, during and after pregnancy, 2) Services
and supports promote healthy family functioning, 3) Developmentally appropriate care and
services are provided across the lifespan, 4) Families are empowered to make educated choices
about nutrition and physical activity, 5) Communities and providers/systems of care support
physical, social, and emotional health, 6) Professionals have the knowledge and skills to address
the needs of maternal and child populations, 7) Services are comprehensive and coordinated
across systems and providers, and 8) Information is available to support informed health
decisions and choices. PRAMS contacts new mothers two to six months after delivering a live
birth. The sample is drawn from the Kansas birth certificate file. Mothers from this sample are
mailed a questionnaire covering a number of questions related to prenatal and postnatal
behaviors and experiences. The PRAMS Project utilizes a mixed mode surveillance system,
meaning respondents are sent up to three mail survey packets, followed by telephone contact
for nonrespondents. Incentives and rewards are used in an effort to maximize participation in
the study.
PRAMS data contribute to maternal and health planning and decision making statewide and
help further the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s mission to “protect and
improve the health and environment of all Kansans.”

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9935985
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006224-05
- **Recipient organization:** KANSAS STATE DEPT OF HLTH AND ENVIRONMNT
- **Principal Investigator:** Greg Crawford
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $172,500
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9935985

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9935985, Component A: Core Surveillance - Kansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Kansas PRAMS) (5U01DP006224-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9935985. Licensed CC0.

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