{"id":2191,"date":"2025-10-10T16:26:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/?page_id=2191"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:59:30","slug":"prams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/prams\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2191\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2191-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2191-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2191-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2191-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (VA PRAMS)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (VA PRAMS) surveys mothers who have recently had a baby. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started PRAMS in 1987. It is designed to gather information that is used to improve the the health of mothers and infants in the United States. PRAMS provides information about a woman\u2019s experiences before, during and just after a pregnancy that resulted in a live birth. The PRAMS survey is currently conducted in 46 states, the District of Columbia, New York City, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. It represents over 81% of births in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>VA PRAMS gives a voice to thousands of new mothers each year. It provides quality data for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and other policymakers. PRAMS data can be used to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify women and infants at high risk for health problems,<\/li>\n<li>Measure progress towards goals in improving health status,<\/li>\n<li>Investigate emerging issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><b>*Note:<\/b> PRAMS is a state-based survey. Right now, data can be shown by two local health districts where the program surveys more (oversamples): Richmond City Health District (RCHD) and Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Use the buttons below to explore the <strong>PRAMS<\/strong> data dashboards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2191-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2191-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-2191\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/PRAMS-Aqua-1-300x157-1.png\" width=\"1458\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/PRAMS-Aqua-1-300x157-1.png 1458w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/PRAMS-Aqua-1-300x157-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/PRAMS-Aqua-1-300x157-1-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/PRAMS-Aqua-1-300x157-1-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/PRAMS-Aqua-1-300x157-1-1320x689.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px\" title=\"PRAMS-Aqua-1-300&#215;157\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2191-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2191-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2191-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"cd-navigation-menu panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2191-1-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Dashboard Navigation<\/h3><div class=\"menu-prams-container\"><ul id=\"menu-prams\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-2196\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-2196\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/prams\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\" title=\"Home\" aria-label=\"home\"><\/i> Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2204\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2204\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/prams\/prams-measures\/\">PRAMS Health Measures<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2209\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/prams\/prams-sae-map\/\">Local Estimates Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2197\" class=\"dashboards-menu-item menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-2197\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/maternal-child-health\/\">Maternal &#038; Child Health Dashboards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2191-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2191-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2191-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow teal panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2191-2-0-0\" ><div id=\"pl-w6980c9e2ed076\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w6980c9e2ed076-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w6980c9e2ed076-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w6980c9e2ed076-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Fast Facts:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w6980c9e2ed076-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w6980c9e2ed076-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w6980c9e2ed076-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In 2023, there were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>92,639 live births and 111,363 total pregnancies<\/li>\n<li>Among those, 868 were respondents for the PRAMS survey<\/li>\n<li>37% were from the Richmond City Health District (RCHD), 30% were from Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD), and 33% were from the Rest of Virginia (ROV).<\/li>\n<li>The average age was 31 years old among respondents<\/li>\n<li>On average, mothers filled out the survey at 4 months postpartum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2191-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-294feb86d256-2191\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; 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