Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

PRAMS, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, is an ongoing survey of new mothers conducted jointly by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and state health departments.

In each participating state, PRAMS collects population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Wisconsin began participating in PRAMS in 2007.

• Wisconsin PRAMS 2018-2019 Surveillance Report (PDF) – March 2022
• Wisconsin PRAMS 2018-2019 Data Tables (Excel) – March 2022
• Wisconsin PRAMS 2016-2017 Surveillance Report, P-02500 (PDF) – October 2019
• Wisconsin PRAMS 2016-2017 Data Tables (Excel) – October 2019

What are the goals of Wisconsin PRAMS?

• To help us understand why our African-American infant mortality rate and our African American/White disparity ratio for the infant mortality rate are among the highest in the nation. In 2012, babies born to African-American mothers were three times more likely to die before their first birthday than were babies born to White mothers.
• To collect high-quality, population-based data not found in other data sources, on topics related to safe pregnancy and healthy infancy.
• To translate results into information for planning and evaluating public health programs and policy.
• To improve the health of Wisconsin mothers and babies.

PRAMS data-to-action

• COVID-19 and Pregnancy in Wisconsin, P-03414 (PDF) – April 2023
• What Moms Tell Us: Perinatal Depression, P-00242 (PDF) – April 2019
• Using PRAMS Data to Measure Social Determinants of Health, P-02384 (PDF) – March 2019
• Safe Sleep Practices: Tips for Providers, P-00242a (PDF) – January 2019

PRAMS quarterly newsletters

• Fall 2024 (PDF)
• Summer 2019 (PDF)
• Winter 2018/2019 (PDF)
• Summer/Fall 2018 (PDF)
• Spring 2018 (PDF)
• Winter 2017 (PDF)
• Fall 2017 (PDF)

PRAMS documents

• Commonly Asked Questions for Mothers - English (PDF)
• Commonly Asked Questions for Mothers - Spanish (PDF)