TheGeorgiaPregnancyRiskAssessmentMonitoringSystem(PRAMS)isastatewide,ongoing, population?basedsurveythatcollectsinformationonwomenwhohaverecentlyhadalivebirthin Georgia.GeorgiaPRAMSinitiatedsamplingwithJanuary1993births.PRAMSsurveydatacomplements VitalStatisticsbyaskingmothersabouttheirattitudes,behaviors,andexperiencesbefore,during,and shortlyafterpregnancy.Surveytopicsincludepreconceptionhealth,pregnancyintention,prenatalcare, healthinsurance,substanceuse,breastfeeding,safesleepbehaviorsandenvironment,intimatepartner violence,maternalstressors,contraceptionuseandmethods,etc.Eachmontharandomsampleof approximately200womenisdrawnfromthebirthfileandstratifiedbymaternalresidentcounty.The sixoversampledcountiesareBibb,Chatham,Fulton,Lowndes,Muscogee,andRichmond.Womenare surveyedtwotosixmonthspost?deliveryfirstbymailandthenbyphoneiftheyhavenotcompletedthe survey.Eachmother'ssurveyislinkedtoherbaby'sbirthcertificate.ThegoalofGeorgiaPRAMSis improvethehealthofmothersandbabiesinGeorgiabyreducingtheriskofadversebirthoutcomesuch aslowbirthweight,pretermbirth,andinfantormaternalmorbidityandmortality.GeorgiaPRAMS providesessentialdataallowingfortheidentificationofhighriskgroups,selectionofmaternalandchild healthpriorities,establishmentofpreventionprograms,andpolicychangesthatcanimprovethehealth ofmothersandbabiesinGeorgia.

Public Health Relevance

TheGeorgiaPregnancyRiskAssessmentMonitoringSystem(PRAMS)willcontinuetocollectdataon women'sattitudes,experiences,andbehaviorsbefore,during,andshortlyafterdeliveringalivebirth. Motherswillbecontactedbymailandphoneandwebwhenitbecomesavailable.Theinformation gainedfromthissurveillancesystemwillbeusedtoidentifymaternalandchildhealthriskfactorsof adversebirthoutcomes,targetpopulationatgreatestrisk,developinterventions,andinformpolicythat willimprovethehealthofmothersandbabiesinGeorgia.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Chronic Disease Prev and Health Promo (NCCDPHP)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01DP006194-03
Application #
9461413
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDP1)
Project Start
2016-05-01
Project End
2021-04-30
Budget Start
2018-05-01
Budget End
2019-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2018
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Georgia State Departmentof Public Health
Department
Type
DUNS #
968217559
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30303