Minnesota PRAMS
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Minnesota Department of Health
Source URL
Description
Minnesota Vital Statistics file of birth certificates of babies born in Minnesota during the preceding 2–4 months. Mothers must be Minnesota residents and have delivered a live–born infant. A PRAMS questionnaire is mailed to these mothers with instructions for completing and returning the information. Some surveys are completed by a telephone interview.
MEDLINE Search Strategy
Keywords
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
Purpose
Minnesota (PRAMS) is an important part of Minnesota Department of Health's surveillance activities to reduce infant mortality and morbidity. The goal of Minnesota PRAMS is to improve the health of mothers and infants by reducing adverse outcomes such as:
low birth weight;
infant mortality and morbidity;
maternal morbidity.
Record Originator
InfoPac
Topic Subset
PHSR
UI
5697
Date Revised
April 22, 2019, 2:18 p.m.