Mississippi pregnancy and newborn health monitoring
Official title: DP21-001 Mississippi Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) - Component A
Funded at Mississippi State Department of Health · NIH-11534267 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Collects information from Mississippi mothers after childbirth to track health, experiences, and needs for mothers and newborns.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mississippi State Department of Health NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Jackson, United States) |
| Project start | May 1, 2021 |
| Project end | April 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $175,000 |
| NIH project number | 6U01DP006585-05M002 |
| Project ID | NIH-11534267 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women who live in Mississippi and have had a recent live birth during the program's sampling period are the intended participants.
✕Less likely to help
People who are not recent mothers, who live outside Mississippi, or whose experiences fall outside the survey topics would not directly benefit from participating.
What this research studies
If you recently had a baby in Mississippi, you may be asked to complete a short survey about your health, behaviors, and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. The program follows the CDC PRAMS protocol and uses mail and phone contact to gather population-based data from women with recent live births. Data collection aims to capture emerging issues, including post-disaster needs, and to make Mississippi data comparable to other states. Results are used by public health officials to spot problems and shape programs and services.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Better, targeted public health programs and policies for pregnant people and newborns in Mississippi based on up-to-date information.
How similar studies have gone: PRAMS is an established CDC surveillance program used by many states and has informed maternal and newborn health policies for years.
Where this research is happening
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Mississippi State Department of Health
Jackson, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Young, Dorthy — Mississippi State Department of Health
- Study coordinator: Young, Dorthy
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.