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Component A (core surveillance): Connecticut Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Investigator (PI): Morin, Jennifer
Performing Organization (PO): (Current): Connecticut Department of Public Health / (860) 509-7603
Supporting Agency (SA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) || Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of the Director (OD)
Initial Year: 2016
Final Year: 2021
Record Source/Award ID: RePorter/U01DP006193
Funding: 2016 Award Amount: $96,789
2017 Award Amount: $189,342
Award Type: Grant
Abstract: The Connecticut (CT) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is designed to provide the Department of Public Health (DPH) with important data about maternal health, experiences, and behaviors during the perinatal period; advance knowledge about risk and protective factors among CT mothers; and investigate the associations between these factors and birth outcomes and maternal and infant health. Random samples are drawn from birth records on a monthly basis. The sampling frame is limited to CT resident women who delivered an infant in-state within the preceding 2-6 months. Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities is central to all DPH programs and initiatives. The sample is stratified by maternal race/ethnicity in order to produce separate estimates for population subgroups, and to allow for meaningful comparisons to quantify and investigate disparities in perinatal indicators. Data collection for each surveillance year spans 15 months, with a total sample size of approximately 2,200 women. PRAMS employs a mixed-mode data collection methodology that includes a mail questionnaire with several follow-up attempts, followed by a telephone survey for mail non-responders. CT PRAMS data will be integrated into efforts to address state maternal and child health priorities, as well as statewide plans and initiatives to reduce low birth weight, preterm birth, infant mortality, and health disparities. Statewide partners will be utilized to inform the project and facilitate wide dissemination of CT PRAMS findings.
MeSH Terms:
  • Connecticut
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Female
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Humans
  • Infant Health
  • Infant Mortality
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Maternal Health
  • Mothers
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications /*diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Premature Birth
  • Risk Assessment /*methods
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
Country: United States
State: Connecticut
Zip Code: 06134
UI: 20174305
Project Status: Ongoing
Record History: ('In 2017, NCCDPHP provided $149,342 and ODCDC provided $40,000 in funding. NCCDPHP provided total funding for 2016.',)