{"id":4,"date":"2016-12-02T20:42:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T20:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prams\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:11:42","slug":"about-the-survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prams\/about-the-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is VA PRAMS?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

VA PRAMS<\/strong> is the Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System<\/strong>, is a survey of mothers who have recently had a baby. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started PRAMS in 1987 to improve the health of mothers and infants in the United States. PRAMS provides information about a woman's experiences before, during and after a pregnancy that resulted in a live birth. The PRAMS survey is currently conducted in 40 states and represents over 75% of births in the U.S.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PRAMS gives the Virginia Department of Health and other health policy-makers important information about mothers and infants in Virginia. This information can highlight the issues that new moms and babies are facing, and it can show whether the types of programs offered by the state for mothers and infants are effective, or how they can be improved. PRAMS helps to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n