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Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System  

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  • The Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a surveillance project conducted cooperatively by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments, with the goal of reducing adverse birth outcomes and improving the health of mothers and infants. PRAMS collects data about pregnancy and the first few months after birth which supplement that available on birth certificates, including maternal experiences and attitudes during pregnancy, while giving birth, and shortly after giving birth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System]

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