North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

北卡罗莱纳州妊娠风险评估监测系统项目概述北卡罗莱纳州自1997年11月开始参与妊娠风险评估监测系统（PRAMS）项目。NC PRAMS是一项调查，该调查收集了北卡罗来纳州妇女在怀孕前，怀孕期间和怀孕后的产妇态度和经历的数据。北卡罗来纳州通过邮件/电话混合模式系统管理PRAMS调查，该系统包括多达三份邮寄调查，随后与未回复邮件的女性进行电话联系。每个月，我们从两个出生体重层(1)低出生体重（<2500 g），(2)正常出生体重（bb0 2499 g）中随机抽取约180名母亲。平均而言，我们通过邮件阶段收到大约75%的已完成调查，而另外25%是在电话阶段完成的。NC PRAMS是一个重要的项目，因为它提供了从其他来源无法获得的关于交付前、期间和之后的数据。这些数据可用于确定健康问题高风险的妇女和婴儿群体，监测健康状况的变化，并衡量在实现改善母亲和婴儿健康目标方面取得的进展。北卡罗莱纳PRAMS向政策制定者、医疗保健提供者和公众通报北卡罗莱纳母婴健康状况。州和地方政府也使用PRAMS数据来规划和审查旨在减少母亲和婴儿健康问题的方案和政策。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Project Summary North Carolina has participated in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) project since November 1997. NC PRAMS is a survey which collects data on maternal attitudes and experiences prior to, during, and immediately after pregnancy for a sample of North Carolina women. North Carolina administers the PRAMS survey through a mail / telephone mixed mode system that includes up to three mailed surveys, followed by telephone contact for women who did not respond to the mailings. Each month, we randomly sample approximately 180 mothers from two birth weight strata (1) low birth weight (<2500 g), (2) normal birth weight (>2499 g). On average, we receive approximately 75% of the completed surveys via the mail phase, while an additional 25% are completed during the phone phase. NC PRAMS is a critical project because it provides data not available from other sources about the periods before, during, and after delivery. These data can be used to identify groups of women and infants at high risk for health problems, to monitor changes in health status, and to measure progress towards goals in improving the health of mothers and infants. North Carolina PRAMS informs policy makers, healthcare providers and the public about health of NC mothers and infants. PRAMS data are also used by state and local governments to plan and review programs and policies aimed at reducing health problems among mothers and babies.