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Texas Department of State Health Services

The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a survey designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to identify and monitor selected maternal experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. Texas has been participating in PRAMS since 2002. The PRAMS survey asks questions on health topics, such as access to prenatal care, pregnancy intention, alcohol use, smoking, knowledge of the importance of folic acid, multivitamin use, type of insurance, intimate partner violence, postpartum depression, breastfeeding, infant sleep position, and smoke exposure. Surveys are completed via phone or mail by mothers who are residents of Texas who have recently given birth. Texas PRAMS data are presented in the Texas PRAMS Annual Report/Databook and are publicly available. Due to the CDC timeline for data collection, data cleaning, weighting, and file production, reports from PRAMS data are generally available two years after the end of each birth year.

Birth Certificates; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, High Risk; Newborn; Infant; Health Behavior; Population Surveillance; Pregnancy Complications; Risk Assessment; Maternal Behavior; Prenatal Care; Postnatal Care; Perinatal Care; Risk-taking; Socioeconomic Factors; Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Accessibility; Childbirth; Social Determinants of Health

In Texas, PRAMS provides the most comprehensive population-based data on maternal health during and after pregnancy. Texas PRAMS data are used by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and several other state agencies and stakeholders to inform, develop, and drive policies and programs to improve the health of mothers and babies. As the logo states, Texas PRAMS is about women helping other women have healthier pregnancies.

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